The videos of the event

Panel 23

Martyrdom: a Reality for Christians Today

• Martirio, una realtà d'oggi

interventions

Chairperson

Jaume Castro

Community of Sant’Egidio, Spain

Contributions

Virgil Bercea

Greek Catholic Bishop, Romania

Kissag Mouradian

Orthodox Archbishop, Armenian Church

text (IT | ES)

Joan Pelushi

Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Church of Albania

• Il martirio: una realtà attuale

Klaus Reder

University of Würzburg, Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany

Louis Raphaël I Sako

Cardinal, Patriarch of Babylon of Chaldeans, Iraq

• Martirio, il dono della Chiesa irakena

Mobeen Shahid

Pontifical Lateran University, Pakistan

09:30

Clemenza Hall, ABI Rome

Panel 24

The Suffering of Peoples and Paths to Peace

interventions

Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom

Community of Sant’Egidio, Belgium

• Dolore dei popoli e vie di pace

Contributions

Vinko Puljic

Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna-Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Senso e non senso della sofferenza

Antoine Guggenheim

Director of the “Collèges des Bernardins”, France

Armash Nalbandian

Armenian Primate of Damascus, Syria

• The Suffering of Peoples and Paths to Peace

• Dolore dei popoli e vie di pace

Rita Prigmore

Sinta woman, survived at Porrajmos

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David Rosen

Rabbi, Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House (AFH) in Abu Dhabi, Israel

• Suffering – questioning ourselves

• Let ourselves be questioned by suffering

U Uttara

Buddhist Monk, Burma

09:30

Hall of Dante’s House Rome

Panel 25

The Malaise of Cities and Existential Peripheries

interventions

Contributions

Crescenzio Sepe

Cardinal, Archbishop of Naples, Italy

• Villes malades et périphérie existentielles

Patrick Balemba

Community of Sant’Egidio, DRC

text (FR)

Virman Cusenza

Director of “Il Messaggero”, Italy

Ivo Komšić

Mayor of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

• The necessity of dialogue of religions and cultures

Stefan

Orthodox Bishop, Moscow Patriarchate

Xavier Trias

Mayor of Barcelona, Spain

09:30

Conference Hall of Villa Maria Rome

Panel 26

God is Mercy

interventions

Chairperson

Barthélémy Adoukonou

Bishop, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Holy See

Contributions

Walter Kasper

Cardinal, Holy See

Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad

Grand Imam of Lahore Mosque, Pakistan

• God is Mercy

Thero Gnanarama

Rector of the Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore

• Compassion in Action

Jürgen Johannesdotter

Lutheran Bishop, Germany

• Dio è misericordia!

text (IT | DE)

Vasileios

Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Church of Cyprus

Jaron Engelmayer

Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Austria

09:30

Church of Saint Callistus Rome

Panel 27

Religions in Globalised Asia

interventions

Chairperson

Agostino Giovagnoli

Historian, Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

• Femininity : A Pathway to Peace

Contributions

Joseph Coutts

Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan

Gulab Kothari

Writer, Director of the Rajasthan Patrika, India

Felix Anthony Machado

Catholic Archbishop, India

• Religions in Globalised Asia

Shoten Minegishi

Bouddhisme Soto Zen, Japon

Pierre Morel

Director of “Pharos Observatory. Cultural & religious pluralism”, France

Masahiro Sato

Director of Intercultural Research Institute of Meiji Jingu, Japan

Din Syamsuddin

President, Center tor Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilizations, Indonesia

09:30

Auditorium John Paul II, Urbaniana University Rome

Panel 28

Terror in the name of Religion Challenges Believers

interventions

Chairperson

Jean-Louis Tauran

Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Holy See

Contributions

Sudheendra Kulkarni

Hinduism, Founder of the Forum for a New South Asia, India

• “God on ourside” Terrorism and Violence in the Name of Religion – An Indian Perspective

Muhammad Khalid Masud

Member of the Supreme Court, Pakistan

• God on our Side, Religious Terrorism

Larry Miller

Secretary of the Global Christian Forum, USA

Armand Puig I Tàrrech

Theologian, Spain

• Il terrorismo religioso interpella i credenti

Joseph Levi

Rabbi of Florence, Italy

• Il Terrorismo religioso interpella i credenti

Tarek Mitri

Rector, Saint George University of Beirut, Lebanon

09:30

Theatre of the Collegio Urbano Rome

Panel 29

Crisis in the Middle East

interventions

Chairperson

Leonardo Sandri

Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Churches, Holy See

Contributions

Khadija Benguenna

Journalist of Al Jazeera, Algeria

Antonio Ferrari

Journalist and writer, Italy

• La crisi in Medio Oriente

Ahmed Maher

Movement “April 6th” of Tahrir Square, Egypt

Haytham Manna

President of the National Coordination Body, Siria

Mario Mauro

Minister of Defence, Italy

Domenico Quirico

Journalist and writer, Italy

Mohammad Sammak

Political Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Lebanon

• La crisi in medio oriente: vecchi e nuovi conflitti

Roberto Toscano

Ambassador, Italy

09:30

Newman Hall, Urbaniana University Rome

Panel 30

Is Violence Inevitable?

interventions

Chairperson

Cornelio Sommaruga

Former President of the International Red Cross Committee, Switzerland

• La pace cambia la storia: storie di sangue evitato

• Sul sangue risparmiato.

Contributions

Anna Bravo

Historian, Italy

Jakob Finci

President of the Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• La Pace cambia la storia

Claire Ly

Witness and writer, Cambodia

• Is Violence Inevitable?

Martin Salm

President of “Remembrance, Responsibility and Future” Foundation, Germany

Richard Sezibera

Secretary General of the “East African Community”, Rwanda

Matteo Zuppi

Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference

09:30

Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere Rome

Panel 31

Secular and Religious Convictions: a Conversation on Hope

interventions

Chairperson

Aldo Cazzullo

Journalist and Writer, Italy

Contributions

Giuliano Amato

Judge of the Constitutional Court, Italy

Bruno Forte

Catholic Archbishop, Italy

Vincenzo Paglia

Catholic Archbishop, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Holy See

Eugenio Scalfari

Founder of "La Repubblica", Italy

09:30

Rebibbia Penitentiary Rome

Panel 32

The Courage to Hope

interventions

Chairperson

Francesca Zuccari

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

Contributions

Sandro Di Castro

President of “Bené Berith”, Italy

Izzedin Elzir

Union of the Italian Islamic Communities

Leon Lemmens

Catholic Bishop, Belgium

Siluan

Vescovo ortodosso, Patriarcato di Romania

• L’antidoto della disperazione: “Tieni la tua mente all’inferno e non disperare”

09:00

Aula Magna of Lateranense University Rome

Youth Forum

Witness to Peace: David Brodman, Holocaust Survivor

interventions

Chairperson

Stefano Orlando

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

conduce l'incontro con

David Brodman

Rabbi, Israel

Final

17:00

Piazza del Campidoglio

Prayer for Peace

In different locations, according to the various religions, around Piazza del Campidoglio

17:00

Piazza del Campidoglio

Ecumenical Christian Prayer for Peace

interventions

Meditation

Theodoros II

Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa

• Meditation

text (IT | EN | FR | DE)

Gerhard Ulrich

Bishop, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Germany

• Meditation

text (IT | EN | DE | FR)

Joseph Coutts

Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan

• Meditation

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18:30

Piazza del Campidoglio

Peace Procession

from the prayer locations, in procession towards the stage

19:00

Piazza del Campidoglio

Final Ceremony

Conclusive addresses - Testimonies - Proclamation, delivery and signature of the Peace Appeal 2013

interventions

Contribution

Ignazio Marino

Mayor of Rome

Domenico Quirico

Journalist and writer, Italy

• Contribution of Alganesh Fessaha

Alganesh Fessaha

President of “Gandhi Association”, Eritrea

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Andrea Riccardi

Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio

• Discorso di Andrea Riccardi alla cerimonia conclusiva in Piazza del Campidoglio