Tehran, IRNA – Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri says the Islamic Republic is ready to usher in a brand new chapter of non secular diplomacy and interfaith dialogue in collaboration with the Vatican, drawing upon its civilizational expertise and pilgrimage capacities.
Salehi-Amiri met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, in Vatican Metropolis on Monday.
Throughout their assembly, Salehi-Amiri emphasised, “Pope Francis’ designation of 2025 because the ‘12 months of World Pilgrimage Tourism’ ought to function a catalyst for reviving the position of religions in restoring which means to a turbulent world and as a turning level in linking cultural diplomacy with non secular diplomacy. Pilgrimage just isn’t merely a ritual act however a shared narrative amongst nations about reality, compassion, and peace.”
He added, “With its sacred pilgrimage websites and a wealthy civilizational legacy in non secular hospitality, Iran stands able to play an energetic position in redesigning world pilgrimage routes, facilitating peace caravans, and increasing scholarly exchanges in interfaith dialogue. What the world wants right now is a return to a shared non secular understanding of human dignity and the worth of dialogue.”
Gallagher, for his half, praised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s method to spirituality and interfaith cooperation, saying, “The Catholic Church helps all efforts to advertise coexistence, non secular trade, and the creation of shared pilgrimage pathways.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran possesses immense potential in pilgrimage tradition, Islamic theology, and interfaith engagement. We’re desirous to develop bilateral and multilateral cooperation to attain an ethics-driven and peaceable world,” he added.
Salehi-Amiri, because the president’s particular envoy, traveled to the Vatican to attend the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV and ship the official message of President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Cardinal Prevost was elected because the successor to the late Pope Francis on Might 10 after two days of discussions and voting among the many cardinals. Pope Leo, 69, is the primary American to guide the Catholic Church.
When Prevost was a cardinal, he devoted a few years to service in Latin America, spending a decade in Trujillo, Peru, and most not too long ago, he served because the bishop in Chiclayo from 2014 till 2023.
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