Sheikh Rouhban welcomed Bishop Sean and Dean Walter for iftar at Omeriye mosque in Nicosia last night.

The sunset meal marking the end of the day’s fast is a treasured time of fellowship.

Amidst war, this coming together in the month of Ramadan as Christians of East and West mark Lent felt still more poignant—a chance to grow in friendship and understanding of one another’s beliefs, finding common cause in the shared values of peace and humanity.