US Embassy to the Holy See Hosts Symposium on Role of Religion in Public Square

(14 Jan 09 - RV) A conference sponsored by the US Embassy to the Holy see drew scholars, politicians and theologians together yesterday in Rome to discuss the relationship between the Church and state and the relevance of religion in cultural identity. Irene Lagan attended the conference, and spoke with the President of the Pontifical Council for inter-religious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Luis Tauran, who discussed the role of religion in the public square and also named worrying trends among younger generations in Europe…