According to the prelates present at today's press conference on Assisi III (official name: "Day of Reflection, Dialogue, and Prayer for Peace and Justice in the World - 'Pilgrims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace' - Assisi, October 27, 2011"), those present will include:
-"From the Eastern Churches, 17 delegations";-"From the Western Churches and ecclesial communities, 13 delegations will be present";-From Jewish Organizations: delegations of the "International Committee on Interreligious Consultation", "of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel", the "Chief Rabbi of Rome";-"4 personalities in representation of the Traditional Religions of Africa, America, and India";-"18 people" of "religions related to the Indian subcontinent";-"67 Buddhists";-the "President of the Confucianism Association", "the President of the Tao Association", "2 Shinto delegations from Japan", representatives of "the New Religions of Japan";-"48 Muslims" from "Arab countries and the Middle East, and from Western nations", including "a representative of the King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques", and "5 personalities, accompanied by other 7 Muslim representatives" from "Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Indonesia;
- And also 4 invited guests of the Pontifical Council for Culture, including a member of the Austrian Communist Party.
The "search for truth" of the meeting "is a precondition for knowing one another better, for overcoming all forms of prejudice, and of syncretism which obscures identity". [Source: Bollettino of the Holy See Press Office.]
