Documents and Resources

I. ECUMENICAL RELATIONS: PROMOTING CHRISTIAN UNITY

Organizations

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
For background information, official news, sponsored international statements and dialogues results, and videos
See also Acta.

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue
For national dialogues and their reports, statements and resources, and related initiatives.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
For national dialogues and reports
For “On the Path to Christian Unity” Videos, A fifteen-part series resource especially appropriate for ecumenical formation in parishes and schools; study guide.

Canadian Council of Churches

Canadian Centre for Ecumenism

Prairie Centre for Ecumenism

The National Council of Churches USA

National Council of Churches in Australia

Churches Together in England

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

France: Unité Chrétienne

Germany: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland

Centro Pro Unione

Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University

Margaret O’Gara Ecumenical Dialogue Collection
(For an extensive source for dialogues across the Christian tradition in Canada).

Ecumenism in Canada

Globethics.net

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Documents from the Vatican:

Unitatis redintegratio, Vatican II Decree on Ecumenism, 21 November 1964.
The foundational decree officially and irreversibly committed the Catholic Church to work for unity with and among all Christians, churches and ecclesial communities.

Lumen gentium, Vatican II Constitution on the Church, 21 November 1964.
The seminal document roots the search for Christian unity as constitutional to the identity of the Catholic Church. See especially paragraphs 8, 15.

Ut unum sint, Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, 25 May 1995.
See especially paragraph 48 on the commitment to ecumenism.

Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, 25 March 1993.
A practical guide for implementing the fruit of years of ecumenical dialogue and cooperation in all levels of the life of the Church.

The Ecumenical Dimension in the Formation of those Engaged in Pastoral Work, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, 1995.
This study document receives the Ecumenical Directory, addressing specifically all with responsibility for theological and pastoral formation of Catholics to equip students for ministry in the life of the Church in our day.

The Bishop and Christian Unity: An Ecumenical Vademecum, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Vatican, 5 June 2020.
A handbook summarizing Catholic teaching on Ecumenism and the role of bishop in promoting Christian unity.

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, issued by the Catholic Church and the World Lutheran Federation, 31 October 1999.

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is the historic agreement signed by the Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church in 1999, effectively resolving one of the key theological conflicts of the Reformation, the understanding of salvation. The Joint Declaration was later affirmed by the World Methodist Council (2006), the Anglican Consultative Council (2016) and the World Communion of Reformed Churches (2017), making it a multilateral agreement. In March 2019, all five partners gathered at a consultation at Notre Dame University (Indiana, USA), issuing a statement recommitting themselves to communicating the biblical message of salvation in new ways to contemporary society.
On the 20th anniversary of the historic agreement, a new edition of the Joint Declaration and related documents, including the Notre Dame Consultation Statement, has been published in English and German by the Lutheran World Federation, the Catholic Church, the World Methodist Council, the Anglican Communion, and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. The new edition comprises: The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine Justification, the Official Common Statement and the Annex, The World Methodist Council Statement of Association, The Anglican Consultative Council Resolution 16.17, The Association of the World Communion of Reformed Churches with the Joint Declaration, and The Notre Dame Consultation Statement.

Novo Millennio Ineunte , Beginning of the New Millennium, Apostolic Letter of His Holiness John Paul II at the close of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, 6 January 2001.

Message of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to the Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, 4 November 2003.

Press release regarding the suppression of the title "Patriarch of the West" (2006).

The Greek and Latin Traditions about the Procession of the Holy Spirit (1996).

Evangelicals and Catholic Together: The Christian Mission in the Third Millennium.
The result of consultation between Evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians, scholars, and religious leaders, this is a non-official statement of the fruits of their mutual discovery concerning areas of theological and pastoral consensus as well as the recognition of differences that remain unresolved.

“Council Clearly Makes Ecumenism Binding as the Work of the Spirit,” A reflection by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

“The Nature and Purposes of Ecumenical Dialogue,” A reflection by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

“Current Problems in Ecumenical Theology,” by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

“Present Situation and Future of the Ecumenical Movement,” by Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

“Address of the Holy Father to Representative of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities, and other Religions,” 19 May 2025. On the day after the Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed his commitment to Promoting Christian Unity.

Documents from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops:

A Church in Dialogue: Towards the Restoration of Unity among Christians ,2014).

A Church in Dialogue: Catholic Ecumenical Commitment (2014).

Our Evangelical Neighbours (2016).

Our Roman Catholic Neighbours (2019). Sister document to “Our Evangelical Neighbours". Published by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.

We are Neighbours (2021) Catholics and Evangelicals in Canada.
A Study Guide created by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

In His Name: Statement on the Persecution of Christians (2019).

Other:

“Guidelines for Ecumenical and Interfaith Action in Ontario”, Ontario Catholic Conference for Ecumenism, (1985).

Renewing the Ecumenical Spirit, Ontario Directors for Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs Ontario.

Video series on Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue, entitled “Sister Churches: What the Person in the Pew Needs to Know About Orthodox-Catholic Relations” (2016).
Hosted by the Orientale Lumen Foundation.

Sister Churches 101: Introduction
Sister Churches 101: (Part 1): Why is Unity Important?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 2): What Impact will Full Communion Have?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 3): Why Should the person in the Pew care?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 4): How Did We Get Here?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 5): What Do We Misunderstand About Each Other?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 6): On What Do We Agree?
Sister Churches 101: (Part 7): On What Do We Disagree?

II. RELIGIOUS RELATIONS WITH JUDAISM
Organizations

Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
For background information, official news, sponsored international statements and dialogues results, and video.

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Religious Relations with Jews
For Jewish-Catholic dialogue and related initiatives in Canada.

The resource, ‘The Psalms: A Doorway to Jewish-Catholic Dialogue,’ issued by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops – Canadian Rabbinic Caucus bilateral dialogue presents a selection of teachings and reflections flowing from deep study of a selection of psalms from the perspective of both traditions. This document likewise serves as an invitation for further dialogue among the faithful of the Catholic and Jewish communities.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
For national dialogues and reports as well as related initiatives.
For “Walking God’s Path” a multimedia curriculum on Jewish-Catholic relations especially appropriate for parish and schools. This six-part video series also includes a study guide.

Center for Jewish-Christian Learning (Boston College)
For a vast library of documents and statements.

Council of Centers for Jewish-Christian Relations
Resources for the 60th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate in 2025

Sisters of Our Lady of Sion
An international Roman Catholic congregation of religious women with a unique vocation of committed relationship to the Jewish people.
Biblical Formation Center in Jerusalem
Guest Houses in Jerusalem

SIDIC-Rome Centre “Service International de Documentation Judeo-Chrétienne”
For an international documentation service offering news, articles, and dialogues on Jewish-Christian relations.

Bat Kol Institute
The institute offers graduate level courses in Jerusalem for Christian educators and is npw extending courses to local area institutions.

Select Documents

Documents from the Vatican:

Nostra aetate, Vatican II Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, 28 October 1964.
Paragraph 4 of this foundational document officially and irreversibly committed the Catholic Church to dialogue with Judaism.

Lumen gentium, Vatican II Constitution on the Church, 21 November 1964.
Paragraph 16 of this seminal document roots relations with Jews as constitutional to the identity of the Catholic Church.

Gaudium et spes, Vatican II Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 8 December 1965.
See especially Paragraph 22.

Dignitatis humanae, Vatican II Declaration on the Right of the Person and the Communities to Social and Civil Freedom in Matters Religious, 7 December 1965.

Guidelines and Suggestions for Implementing the Conciliar Declaration Nostra Aetate [§4], Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews,
1 December 1974.

Notes on the Correct Way to Present the Jews and Judaism in Preaching and Catechesis in the Catholic Church, Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews 1985.

We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah, Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 16 March 1998.

Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past, Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, December 1999.

Dominus Iesus (“The Lord Jesus”) On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus of Christ and the Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 6 August 2000.
A statement to the Jewish Advocate by Rev. David Michael on Dominus Iesus and its significance for Jewish-Catholic relations.

The Jewish People and Their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible, Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 12 February 2002.

Ecclesia In Europa, Post-Synodal Exhortation of Pope John Paul II, 28 June 2003.
See especially paragraphs 55 - 56 on “In dialogue with other religions” from Section II: Bearing witness in unity and dialogue.

"The Gifts and the Calling of God are Irrevocable” (Rom 11:29): A Reflection on Theological Questions Pertaining to Catholic–Jewish Relations on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’ (no.4)," Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 10 December 2015.

Jewish and Catholic Considerations on Care in Terminal Illness: What Is Prohibited, What Is Permitted, What Is Obligatory
Joint Statement of the Bilateral Commission of the Delegations of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Holy See’s Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 12 May 2023.

"Address of the Holy Father to Representative of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities, and other Religions," 19 May 2025. On the day after the Mass of the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed his commitment to promoting religious relations with Judaism.

"Passing the Torch". Assuming our responsibility for memory, hope, and the future, A resource for Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), by the Christian Jewish Dialogue of Montreal (2025).

The Time for Recommitment: Building the New Relationship Between Jews and Christians (2024).This document is an Educational Resource and offers a fresh invitation to deepen the understanding and cooperation between Christian and Jewish communities. Twelve Points represent 12 sessions: four addressed to the Jews, four addressed to Christians, and four addressed to both communities together with the challenge of mutual concerns and possibilities for collaboration. A tool to enable grassroot engagement in healthy dialogue, reflection, and collaboration for peace in society.
Prepared and published by International Council of Christians and Jews.

Walking Together: Catholics with Jews in the Australian context, Developed in Australia by ECAJ these tools aim to raise awareness about antisemitism (2023).

An Introduction to Judaism in 16 Chapters, A collaboration between the Conferenza Episcopale Italiana & the Unione Delle Comunita Ebraiche Italiane, promoting proper knowledge of Judaism in Italian schools, embodying the spirit of Nostra Aetate and serving as an antidote to anti-Semitism. (2023).

Jews and Christians: becoming friends: a five-week scripture study course (2023), Gervase Vernon.
A five-week scripture study course based on a course on Christianity and Judaism given alongside Stan Keller, the chairman of the Clemsford Jewish community in England during Lent 2023. The emphasis is on understanding and appreciation of the "other" through the study of common sources.

Catholic Biblical Association:
Fact Sheets Addressing Representation of Jews and Judaism in Catholic Exegesis, Homiletics, and Catechesis (2019-2023).

Fact Sheets on Misreadings of the Gospels that Bear False Witness against Jews and Judaism.

Fact Sheet Jewish Responsibility for the Death of Jesus.

Fact Sheet on Dietary Laws.

Fact Sheet on Jewish Sectarianism.

Fact Sheet on Lepers and Leprosy.

Fact Sheet on the Pharisees.

Fact Sheet on Jesus and Women.

Christianizing Judaism? On the Problem of Christian Seder Meals,’ Marianne Moyaert (2021).

The Passover Seder - A Jewish Celebration, Catholic/Jewish Subcommittee of the Brisbane, Archdiocesan Commission for Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations (2005).

Seders in Catholic Parishes, Dr. Eugene J. Fisher (1999).

Christians and the Passover Seder Meal, Bishops' Guidelines on the Passover Meal, The Study Centre for Christian-Jewish Relations (1994).

Passover (Seder) Guidelines for Parishes, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Committee for Catholic Jewish Relations (1994).

The Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College
For a more complete collection of recent papal statements.

Documents from the Jewish Community:

Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity (2000)
Published by a group of Jewish scholars in the New York Times on September 10, 2000.

A Sacred Obligation: Rethinking Christian Faith in Relation to Judaism and the Jewish People (2002).
Published by the Christian Scholars Group on September 1, 2002.

To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians (2015)
Published by a group of Orthodox rabbis on December 3, 2015.

Between Jerusalem and Rome: Reflections on 50 Years of Nostra Aetate (2017)
Published by a group of Orthodox rabbis on August 31, 2017.

Reading Psalms as the Water Rises and Leaders Guide (2022).

Lived Diversity: Observing Passover and Easter (2022).
Through conversations and storytelling, paired with instruction about each observance, this 13-minute video is a lively presentation of the diverse expressions of our religious traditions. A facilitation guide with questions for discussion and resources for further reading is available.

About the Jews (2022).
This ground-breaking animated short video series was originally created by the American Jewish Committee with the aim of fostering understanding of Judaism in the Arab world. Video titles include: What is Antisemitism? Who are the Jews of America? Is Israel only for Jews? Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Jerusalem, The Holocaust, Jewish-Muslim Relations, and Who are the Jews?.

The Forgotten Exodus (2022 & 2024).
These limited podcast series presented by American Jewish Committee explores the rich heritage of the epic survival story of more than 800,000 Mizrahi and Sephardic Jews who left or were driven from their homes in Arab nations and other countries, some of whom fled antisemitism and found refuge in the State of Israel. See the video trailer.

The 90th anniversary of antisemitism riot at Christie Pits, Toronto (2023).

Holocaust And Genocide Education Resources (2023).
The Antisemitism Classroom Toolkit for Grades 1 to 4 Ontario Curriculum.

Sefaria
Sefaria is home to 3.000 years of Jewish texts. It is a non-profit organization offering free access to texts, translations, and commentaries.

Other:

Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism (2024)
This document provides a comprehensive definition of antisemitism, outlining its various forms, inluding hatred, discrimination, and prejudice against Jewish people. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding antisemitism in historical and contemporary contexts, highlighting its impact on individuals and communities.

Being Jewish in Ontario (2023)
This resource, initiated by Ontario's Minister of Education in 2022, provides curriculum-aligned materials for Grade 6 students about Jewish communities in Ontario, developed collaboratively by "Facing History and Ourselves," United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto, and Ontario Jewish Archives to combat rising antisemitism through authentic Jewish perspectives.

Documents from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:

Translate Hate: Stopping Antisemitism Starts with Understanding It (2024)

Required Notice in Worship Participation Aids (2023) – Prepared and issued by the Bishop’s Committee on Divine Worship (BCDW) and Bishop’s Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (BCEIA).

Guidelines for Catholic-Jewish Relations (1967) – Prepared by the Secretariat for Catholic-Jewish Relations and issued by the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (BCEIA), NCCB. Updated and revised, 1985.

Within Context: Guidelines for the Catechetical Presentation of Jews and Judaism in the New Testament (1986) – Issued jointly by the Secretariat for Catholic-Jewish Relations, NCCB, Adult Education Department, USCC, Interfaith Affairs Department, ADL. Updated 1993.

God’s Mercy Endures Forever: Guidelines on the Presentation of Jews and Judaism in Catholic Preaching (1988) – Issued by the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy (BCL), NCCB.

Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion (1988) – Issued by the BCEIA, NCCB.

Catholic Teaching on the Shoah: Implementing the Holy See’s We Remember (2001) – Issued by the BCEIA, NCCB.

Collection: Catholics Remember the Holocaust contains the text of the Vatican statement We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah and the statements of other national bishops’ conferences, with an introduction and commentaries – Issued by the BCEIA, NCCB.

Other statements by the Bishops’ Committee on Liturgy on Celebrating the Seder, on the Good Friday Reproaches, and on the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust are available.

A helpful, though now dated, collection can be found in Spiritual Pilgrimage: Texts of Jews and Judaism 1979 – 1995, compiled by the Anti-Defamation League, edited by Eugene J. Fisher and Leon Klenicki, Crossroad, New York, 1995.

Documents from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops:

Declaration of Jewish-Catholic Dialogue for Canada (2015).

The Psalms: A Doorway to Jewish Catholic Dialogue (2020).

III. INTERFAITH RELATIONS
Organizations

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Interreligious Dialogue

The John Paul II Center for Interreligious Dialogue

Dialogue Interreligieux Monastique / Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (DIMMID)

United Religions Initiative

Interfaith Groups and Centres in Canada

Interfaith Directory
Useful links and resources for Canada.

Interfaith Directory and History - Greater Toronto Area

Oasis International Foundation and the McGrath Institute for Church Life. "Reasons for Our Hope" project promotes Christian-Muslim dialogue.

Local Partnerships

Interreligious ministry is often done with Catholic partners as well as ecumenically with other Christians and various faith communities and organizations. Locally, some of these include:

Select Documents
Documents from the Vatican:

Nostra aetate, Vatican II Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions 28 October 28, 1964.
This foundational document officially and irreversibly committed the Catholic Church to dialogue with other religions.

Lumen gentium, Vatican II Constitution on the Church, 21 November 21, 1964.

Gaudium et spes, Vatican II Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, 8 December 1965.
See especially Paragraph 22.

Dignitas humanae, Vatican II Declaration on the Right of the Person and of Communities to Social and Civil Freedom in Matters Religious, 7 December 1965.

Evangelii Nuntiandi, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Paul Vi, Evangelization in the Modern World, 8 December 1975,
This document states that "The Church respects and esteems these non-Christian religions because they are the living expression of the soul of vast groups of people. They carry within them the echo of thousands of years of searching for God."

Dialogue and Mission, “The Attitude of the Church Toward Followers of Other Religions: Reflections and Orientations on Dialogue and Mission", Secretariat for Interreligious Dialogue, Vatican, 3 March 1984.
This document places interfaith dialogue within the scope of the Church's mission.

Redemptoris Missio, Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II, Vatican: 7 December 1990.
This document on mission activity declares, "Each member of the faithful and all Christian communities are called to practice dialogue."

Dialogue and Proclamation: Reflection and Orientations on Interreligious Dialogue and the Proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Vatican: 19 May 1991.
A joint statement by the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples this document asserts that interreligious dialogue and proclamation are distinct but related activities within the Church's evangelizing mission. The goal of interreligious dialogue is the deeper conversion to Truth by each partner in the dialogue. "In the final analysis, truth is not a thing we possess, but a person by whom we must allow ourselves to be possessed."

Dominus Iesus, On the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus of Christ and the Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 6 August 2000.
This document asserts that inter-religious dialogue does not diminish the duty and urgency to announce that Jesus Christ is the one-and-only Saviour for all humanity.

Jesus Christ the Bearer of Living Water ,Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, 2003.

Evangelii gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, 24 November 2013.
See especially paragraphs 250-258.

Christian Witness in a Multi-Religious World: Recommendations for Conduct, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, World Councils of Churches, World Evangelical Alliance, 30 June 2011.

Education for Peace in a Multi-Religious World - A Christian Perspective, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Council of Churches, 21 May 2019.

Fratelli Tutti, Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis on Fraternity and Social Friendship, Vatican, 3 October 2020.

Apostolic Journey of his Holiness Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates (3-5 February 2019):
- A document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.
- International Day of Human Fraternity - 4 February. Video
- Fraternity for Knowledge and Cooperation. Endorsements, Signatures and Projects.

Other Major Teaching, Events and Topics of Pope Francis

"Address of the Holy Father yo Representative of other Churches and Ecclesial Communities, and other Religions," 19 May 2025. On the day after the Mass for the Inauguration of his Petrine Ministry, Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed his commitment to interreligious outreach.

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue: Messages and Greetings
• Messages for Vesak: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
• Messages for Deepavali: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
• Messages for Ramadan 'Id al-Fitr: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
• Messages for Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Diwas: 2025, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
• Messages for the Shinto New Year: 2025, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019
• Messages for Guru Nanak Prakash Diwas: 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
• Message from Pope Francis on different Religious Festivals

Resources and Documents from Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Pastoral Letter on Freedom of Conscience and Religion, The Permanent Council of the Canadian Confernece of Catholic Bishops, April 2012.

The Catholic Church and Interreligious Dialogue, A Church in Dialogue (Series), The Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, 2015.

Catholics and Muslims in Canada: Believers and Citizens in Society (8 July 2016)

Catholic Muslim Relations-Documents (CCCB).

Catholic Hindu Relations-Documents (CCCB)

Resources and Documents from Conferences of Catholic Bishops in the United Kingdom

Meeting God in Friend and Stranger: Fostering respect and mutual understanding between the religions, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, London: 2010.

Interreligious Dialogue, The Scottish Perspective: A Study Guide to Accompany ‘Meeting God in Friend and Stranger’. Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. n.d.

Resources from Scarboro Missions

Official Church Documents on Interfaith Dialogue (1964-2000)

The Church & Dialogue

Principles and Guidelines for Interfaith Dialogue

Schools and Youth Interfaith Resources

Interfaith Curriculum for Peacemaking

Curriculum Resources

Youth and Interfaith Dialogue – A Directory of Organizations.

Interfaith Dialogue - 200 Quotations compiled by Paul McKenna.pdf

Follow the Spirit-Anniversary Issue (1918-2018)

Resources from Columban Interreligious Dialogue

An Introduction to World Religions (Australia)

Introduction to Buddhism

Introduction to Hinduism

Introduction to Islam

Introduction to Judaism

Resources from Other Organizations

Religious Ceremonies Involving More than One Faith Tradition, The Canadian Council of Churches, September 2001

Speaking Across Differences: Navigating dialogue in polarized times, Institute for Islamic Christian Jewish Studies (ICJS), May 2025
This course interrogates the question of what it means to dialogue during a time of political violence, persecution, gaslighting, and oppression. Presented by Benjamin E. Sax, Ph D.

Maryam, the Muslim Mary: An interreligious figure who divides and unites us, The Institute for Islamic Christian Jewish Studies (ICJS), September 2025
Mary, the mother of Jesus—Maryam in Arabic—is venerated by Christians and Muslims. This course examined the Islamic portrayal of Mary as described in the Qur’an and the narrations of Prophet Muhammad, identifying similarities and differences that emerge in the Muslim depictions of Mary. Through Islamic art and architecture, ICJS Muslim Scholar Zeyneb Sayilgan highlighted Mary’s ongoing importance in Muslim life and as an important interreligious figure.

Muslim Perspectives on Death and Dying, The Institute for Islamic Christian Jewish Studies (ICJS), May 2024
This minicourse examines Muslim views and responses related to death.

ALLAH: Same as the Biblical God or Totally Other? Institute for Islamic Christian Jewish Studies (ICJS) November 2022
In this on demand minicourse, we will study of the Muslim conception of God, and uncover a Qur’anic posture of interreligious dialogue that affirms sameness and difference alike.

Jesus at the Border of Islam and Judaism, Institute for Islamic Christian Jewish Studies (ICJS) March 2021
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

"Strangers No More" - Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. Video

Forty Years of Interfaith Experience in the Greater Toronto Area.pdf

The Awakening Project

Prophetic Voices Magazine

Interfaith Magazine

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Archdiocese of Toronto

Documents and Resources