The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, which has promoted ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue for more than three decades, presents three upcoming conferences at its central Rome base near the Colosseum.

22 Oct. Is Your God Too Small? by Br Guy J. Consolmagno, SJ, director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. 17.30.

12 Nov. Fraternity Beyond Frontiers: St. Francis of Assisi Meets Sultan al- Malik al-Kamil. Rev Jason Welle, OFM, director of Studies and professor at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI). 17.30.

6 Dec. The Significance for the Catholic Church of Newman's Canonisation by Rev Dr Ian Ker, Senior Research Fellow Blackfriars, Oxford University. 17.30.

For full details of conferences see Lay Centre website.