{"id":752,"date":"2025-10-23T10:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2025\/10\/23\/cardinal-koovakad-religions-are-part-of-the-solution-for-global-conflict\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:19:11","slug":"cardinal-koovakad-religions-are-part-of-the-solution-for-global-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/en\/blog\/2025\/10\/23\/cardinal-koovakad-religions-are-part-of-the-solution-for-global-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Koovakad: \u2018Religions are part of the solution for global conflict\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/actualidadereligiosa.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Captura-de-ecra-2025-10-23-111042.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2394\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I spoke to Cardinal George Koovakad in an exclusive interview for The Pillar. 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