on gen 10, 2011 in Interview, zoom
There follows an interview with His Excellency Cardinal Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice, which was published in the Corriere della Sera on Friday 7 January, edited by M. Antonietta Calabrò Yesterday twenty-one red roses, twenty-one ‘rosebuds’, were offered to the altar of the Nicopeia Madonna in St. Mark’s Basilica at the end of the mass [...]
on giu 22, 2010 in Paper, zoom
The Scientific Committee of the Oasis International Foundation FOYER NOTRE DAME DU MONT, THE LEBANON, 21-22 JUNE 2009 EDUCATION BETWEEN FAITH AND CULTURE: CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM EXPERIENCES IN DIALOGUE EDUCATION AS PAIDEIA. A PROPOSAL FOR OUR TIME + Card. Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice At the beginning of the deliberations of the Scientific Committee of [...]
on giu 25, 2009 in Declaration, zoom
Here you will find some pictures that run through again the Internation Scientific Committee of Oasis Foundation in Venice.
on giu 24, 2009 in Interview, zoom
Interview with Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice by John L. Allen Jr. One noteworthy recent initiative in Catholic/Muslim relations is the Oasis project, launched by Cardinal Angelo Scola of Venice in 2004. Though Oasis does not shy away from theological conversation, its accent is on understanding Islamic cultures, sometimes expressed as the ‘Islam of the [...]
on giu 22, 2009 in Declaration, zoom
“Oasis is called to an exploration of the role of traditions in the time of the mestizaje of civilisations as a place of the inevitable interpretation of every faith. These interpretations are the subject of a continual narrative and dialogue between the subjects that live in our plural societies. Without, however, ever forgetting the ultimate [...]
on giu 19, 2009 in Press Release, zoom
The International Scientific Committee of the Oasis Foundation is set to meet again on 22-23 June at the Fondazione Cini in Venice. The topic of this year’s annual meeting will be Tradition, what it means to the Catholic and Islamic faiths and its impact on plural societies faced with news demands generated by the new [...]
on giu 23, 2008 in Homily, zoom
The nexus between truth and freedom is for man one of the always resurgent questions because in the ultimate analysis it cannot be mastered or deduced in purely conceptual terms. The journey of Oasis, which on more than one occasion in recent years was near to touching upon this subject, by then suggested dedication to [...]
on mag 24, 2008 in Article, Interview, zoom
“This is a problem typical of our globalized society. We’re seeing an unprecedented encounter of people, cultures and religions, which is what I have in mind when I use the phrase meticciato di civiltà – a “hybridization of civiliations.” It’s a historical process currently underway, and its results are by no means certain. There are [...]
on ott 18, 2007 in Article, Interview, zoom
In this exclusive interview granted to Il Foglio, the Patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Scola, opens to the spirit of the letter of 138 Islamic sages, “A common Word between us and you”, thus putting an end to the discretion observed by the Church up to now. The one exception to that discretion is Cardinal [...]
on feb 4, 2007 in Article, zoom
On February 2007 cardinal Scola has met Rabbi Israel Singer and Seyyed Hossein Nasr at a forum sponsored by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations. Here’s the article appeared in the National Catholic Register by Pete Sheehan. NEW YORK – Despite difficulties, Christianity, Islam and Judaism can work together [...]
