The Parliament of the World's Religions brings people of faith together to work for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world The first Parliament of Religions was held at the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition, and was the first formal meeting of the religious East and West. In 1988 the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) was founded to organize a centennial celebration of the original Parliament. Since 1993, six Parliaments have been held in Chicago, Cape Town, Barcelona, Melbourne, Salt Lake City and in 2018 the most recent Parliament was held in Toronto, Canada. In 2021, the Parliament will host it's eight global Convening virtually for the first time in the organization's history.