A four-member delegation from the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe travelled to the Vatican in October 2025 to participate in the 60th anniversary celebrations of Nostra Aetate, the landmark declaration issued during the Second Vatican Council that encourages interfaith dialogue and cooperation. The commemorative programme, titled “Walking Together in Hope,” was presided over by His […]
Internationally acclaimed Zoroastrian icon and President of the World Zoroastrian Organisation, Zerbanoo Gifford, was recently honoured with a special audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. She was accompanied by her husband, Richard Gifford, who has devoted over three decades to championing the legal rights of the displaced Chagossian community. The Chagossians, a people […]
Chicago-born and Peru-naturalised Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Bishop of Rome by the College of Cardinals, held in the Sistine Chapel, on 8th May, 2025. He chose the papal name Pope Leo XIV, in homage to Pope Leo XIII, the fourth longest-serving pontiff, who passed away in 1903. Known for his pastoral depth and […]