The Cathedral of the Assumption hosted the opening celebration of this year’s Festival of Faiths on Nov. 15, kicking off the festivities with music and traditional greetings from various faith traditions.

The Center for Interfaith Relations has announced the schedule for the 27th annual Festival of Faiths. This year’s theme is “Sacred Hearts, Sacred Minds: Embodying Love.”

Gun violence wounds not only the body but the spirit and the soul of the victims, said Dr. Jason Smith, the chief medical officer at UofL Health, during a gathering at the Cathedral of the Assumption April 28. Such violence takes a “small piece” of each person in the community as well, he said.