{"id":324410,"date":"2021-07-06T22:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=324410"},"modified":"2021-07-06T22:23:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:23:22","slug":"the-peace-message-of-religion-awarded-in-oslo-father-ioan-sauca-to-receive-the-bridge-builder-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-peace-message-of-religion-awarded-in-oslo-father-ioan-sauca-to-receive-the-bridge-builder-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The peace message of religion awarded in Oslo: Father Ioan Sauca to receive the Bridge Builder Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Norwegian “14th of August” Committee announced<\/a> on Friday at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo that it will award three international religious leaders for building bridges across religions. One of them is Father Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary of The World Council of Churches.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The announcement was made by Aamir Sheikh, Secretary-General of the “14th of August” Committee and by Kjersti Fl\u00f8gstad, Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.<\/p>\n

The committee awards the \u201cBrobyggerprisen\u201d \u2013 Bridge Builder Award \u2013 to persons and institutions who have contributed to building bridges across individuals, nations and societies, both in Norway and internationally.<\/p>\n

This year, the prize goes to three of the world\u2019s most important, religious leaders and heads of the large, monotheistic religions: Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca, Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Michael Melchior, Chief Rabbi and leader of the Religious Peace Initiative in Israel\u202fand Muslim leader Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa.<\/p>\n

“The time is right for sending a clear message of peace to the world, about the importance of working together with respect, love and tolerance for our differences, the way it is anchored in the three monotheistic religions,” explained the jury.<\/p>\n

The Bridge Builder Award will be handed out in a ceremony in Oslo on August 25.<\/p>\n

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Photo source: Nobel Peace Center, Oslo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “14th of August” Committee was established in 2003 to celebrate the Day of Pakistan in Norway and to reduce the distance between the Pakistani and the Norwegian community in this country. The committee joins debates in society and promotes reducing distance and misunderstandings.<\/p>\n

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