{"id":120201,"date":"2025-03-08T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T08:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=120201"},"modified":"2025-03-08T11:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T08:39:37","slug":"vatican-expresses-solidarity-with-muslims-during-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/religion-news\/120201-vatican-expresses-solidarity-with-muslims-during-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Expresses Solidarity with Muslims During Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Vatican has expressed solidarity with Muslims observing Ramadan, highlighting the parallel between this Islamic holy month and the Christian season of Lent, CNA reported. In a message from the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, the Vatican emphasized the importance of dialogue and friendship between the two faiths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It noted that both Ramadan and Lent involve fasting, prayer, and reflection. \u201cThis year, Ramadan largely coincides with Lent, offering a unique opportunity for Christians and Muslims to walk side by side in a common process of purification,\u201d the dicastery remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-08-113839.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120204\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-08-113839.png 474w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-08-113839-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, the new prefect of the dicastery, emphasized the importance of dialogue between the two faiths. 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