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The New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Interfaith Relations has been the recipient of two awards in recent times

The Committee was awarded one of nine annual diversity awards by the Human Rights Commission acknowledging individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme through projects and programmes.

Last month it received the Pearl of Islands Dialogue Award from the Pearl of Islands Foundation – a Turkish cultural organisation in New Zealand which promotes inter-cultural dialogue, religious values and social harmony.

“Dialogue with the Pearl of Islands Foundation is a privileged place of Muslim-Christian relations in the Growing Diversity of New Zealand.” Says Sr Catherine Jones, smsm, Chair of the Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations.

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