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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Crary

A throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

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More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting Monday for what organizers bill as the world’s largest gathering of interfaith leaders.

For the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the week-long event marks a return to its roots – the organization was founded in Chicago in 1893. In the past 30 years, it has convened six times, most recently in Toronto in 2018.

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