{"id":11786,"date":"2014-04-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/two-days-on-interreligious-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:08:07","slug":"two-days-on-interreligious-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/two-days-on-interreligious-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Two days on Interreligious Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/124Religions_1_1.jpg\" alt=\"Breathtaking views of the Great Mosque of Rome (left), the Great Synagogue of Rome (right) and Saint Peter\u2019s Square (below)\" \/><figcaption>Breathtaking views of the Great Mosque of Rome (left), the Great Synagogue of Rome (right) and Saint Peter\u2019s Square (below)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">On 17th April, the eleventh NATO Regional Cooperation Course (NRCC-11) ended the week dedicated to the study of the three great monotheistic religions, by visiting the Great Mosque in Rome and the Synagogue, after having attended the Papal Audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">A delegation, composed of some 200 participants from the NATO Defense College (NDC), had the honour of attending the weekly General Audience with His Holiness Pope <a class='photo' href='\/images\/124Religions_3_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title= \"His Holiness Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Peter\">Francis<\/a>, who kindly addressed a word of welcome to the NDC. SC124 and NRCC-11 Members were joined for this important occasion by their families, Faculty Advisers and College staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">The Papal Audience is regarded as a vital part of the NDC\u2019s academic programme, during which Course Members, regardless of their religious beliefs, receive the Apostolic Blessing from the Holy Father. In this unique and enriching experience, participants from a variety of cultural backgrounds are offered an opportunity to experience first-hand the spiritual significance of Catholic institutions and customs. Following the audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square, Course Members, Staff and families visited the Vatican Museums. <\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">On the following day, during the visit to the <a class='photo' href='\/images\/124Religions_2_2.jpg' rel='lightbox' title= \"NRCC 11 at the Great Mosque of Rome\">Great Mosque<\/a>, NRCC-11Course Members learned about the history of Europe\u2019s largest mosque and gained insights into the Islamic religion and culture, through an interesting briefing and a guided tour. The Mosque\u2019s library holds a large collection of valuable copies of the Holy Book of the Quran, as well as encyclopaedias concerning the Sharia and Arab-Muslim history. <\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">In the afternoon, the visit focused on the Synagogue and its museum. An expert guide introduced the group to the main customs and traditions of Judaism, after which Course Members were able to admire the historical and cultural heritage preserved in the Jewish Museum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">These visits have been fundamental to strengthening the spirit of mutual understanding and respect among Course Members, and in building an active and constructive dialogue among different cultures and religions.<\/p>\n<p><em>NDC Public Affairs Office<br \/>(Prepared by Ms Moica Fornari, ITA C)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breathtaking views of the Great Mosque of Rome (left), the Great Synagogue of Rome (right) and Saint Peter\u2019s<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_badge":[],"class_list":["post-11786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"modified_by":null,"author_meta":{"display_name":"NDC","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/author\/admin_3rwqf6tj\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","trp-custom-language-flag":"","morenews-featured":"","morenews-large":"","morenews-medium":""},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":0,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/category\/news\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">News<\/span>"]}},"relative_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 12 ans il y a","modified":"Mis \u00e0 jour 6 mois il y a"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le avril 18, 2014","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Publi\u00e9 le avril 18, 2014 13:00","modified":"Mise \u00e0 jour le janvier 15, 2026 09:08"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11786"},{"taxonomy":"post_badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_badge?post=11786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}