Co-chair of the Interfaith Breakfast, MP David Sweet, visits with attendees

Ottawa, Ontario, 28 December 2007 (CBNS) — Last month witnessed the first annual Interfaith Breakfast on Parliament Hill. Inspired by the long standing Christian Prayer Breakfast, the Interfaith Prayer Breakfast was sponsored by the All Party Interfaith Parliamentary Friendship Group (APIF), co-chaired by MP David Sweet and Rabbi Reuven Bulka.

This historic interfaith event brought together 90 faith leaders and representatives from different religions, 19 Ambassadors, 11 diplomats, 19 MPs, and 5 Senators.

Bahá’í participants listen with reverence as a Bahá’í prayer is read during the interfaith event. [Photo by Tayaout-Nicolas]

Montreal, Quebec, 9 November 2007 (CBNS) — “The one religion of God ‘eternal in the past, eternal in the future’* unfolded before our eyes,” said Ilona Weinstein, one of the nearly 500 audience members who attended the dynamic interfaith gathering recently held at the Chapelle des Franciscains in Montreal.