The European Council of Religious Leaders - a resource for peace

The European Council of Religious Leaders is one of four regional Inter- Religious Councils  (IRCs) within the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) network. The European Council of Religious Leaders brings together senior religious leaders from Europe’s historical religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs and Zoroastrians as active participants.

The Council, which has 30 members, was founded in Oslo in 2002. The Council is funded by its members and has received project support from The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Religions for Peace (WCRP) is a network of national and regional Inter-Religious Councils (IRC) connected through an international World Council and Secretariat, based opposite the UN Headquarters in New York. The global organisation brings together 51 national and 4 regional IRCs. More  

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Interreligious Council of Uganda condemn terrorist attacks

19.07.10

Religious Leaders in Uganda, members of the Religions for Peace Interreligious Council of Uganda, have reacted strongly to the bombs that killed more than 70 people in the country’s capital Kampala on 11 July and which have been linked to the ongoing conflict in Somalia. In a statement on 14 July the most senior religious leaders of the country, including Sheikh Ramadhan Shaban Mubajje, Mufti of Uganda; The Most Revd Henry Luke Orombi, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda; and The Most Rev Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kampala condemned the bombing and urged the government to do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to book   >>>

ECRL moderator met with the interim president in Kyrgyzstan

05.07.10

European Council of Religious Leaders – Religions for Peace Moderator, Bishop Gunnar Stålsett has just ended his four-day visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During his visit he met with the interim president and participated in the inauguration ceremony together with some 2000 people from inside and outside Kyrgyzstan.   >>>

ECRL Moderator visits Kyrgyzstan after the referendum

30.06.10

European Council of Religious Leaders Moderator, Bishop Gunnar Stålsett, will for the next four days be visiting Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It is the interim president Rosa Otunbayeva who has invited Bishop Stålsett. The ECRL Moderator will have meetings with the interim government and the acting president as well as with the religious leaders in the country and representatives from civil society.   >>>

Bishop Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop Emeritus of Oslo

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Dr. Gunnar Stålsett is the Moderator of the
European Council of Religious Leaders. 
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