Dignitaries Unanimous on Need for Interfaith Dialogue

Ljubljana, 10 December - Representatives of religious communities living in Slovenia agreed at a reception held late on Tuesday that intercultural and interfaith dialogue had marked the past year out. A Catholic Church official said the Church did not support a referendum on the construction of a mosque in Ljubljana.

Ljubljana
Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities speaking at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Representative of the Jewish community (left) and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Ombudsman Zdenka Cebasek Travnik and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Representative of the Christian Centre Ljubljana (left) and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
From left to right: Imre Jerebi of the Slovenian Catholic charity Karitas, Evangelical priest Geza Filo, Inspector of the Slovenian Lutheran Evangelical Church, Aleksander Kercmar, and Bishop Geza Ernisa, the leader of the Evangelic Lutheran Church, at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities speaking at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Chatolic priest Miro Silbar, former Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and Slovenian Mufti Nedzad Grabus at traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian Mufti Nedzad Grabus (left) and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Slovenian Mufti Nedzad Grabus (left) at the traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Representatives of the religious community of the rising sun (left) and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities, at the traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Minister for Slovenians Abroad Bostjan Zeks (left) and Drago Cepar, the head of the Government Office for Religious Communities, at the traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Apostolic Nuncio Santos Abril y Castello (left) and Slovenian Mufti Nedzad Grabus at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
A traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Bishop Geza Ernisa, the leader of the Evangelic Lutheran Church, speaking at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Bishop Geza Ernisa, the leader of the Evangelic Lutheran Church, speaking at a traditional Christmas reception for representatives of religious communities organised by the Government Office for Religious Communities.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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