Asia
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For Buddhist scholar, Christianity has brightened his life
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFor university professor Praneeth Abeysundara, young people can find support and protection in the Church and the Christian community, especially in today's world, where "modern media can destroy the lives of young people." The latter must learn to evaluate what they have in front of them -
La cérémonie du thé comme espace de dialogue interreligieux
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLa cérémonie du thé, un espace pour le dialogue interreligieux ? L’interrogation peut sembler légitime tant ce qui apparaît comme l’une des expressions les plus emblématiques de la culture japonaise n’est pas immédiatement associée à la rencontre entre les religions. -
Religious leaders call for dialogue and cooperation to save Bangladesh
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn Dhaka, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian leaders take part in an interfaith seminar to discuss the country's current situation. For Christian professor, an "image of Bangladesh could emerge as that of a moderate Islamic country, where religious and ethnic minorities live in harmony." -
Faisalabad: Christians and Muslims together to combat human rights violations
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThwarting attacks against minorities and defending most vulnerable targets set as main aims of interfaith group. And again, to curb abuses arising from the blasphemy laws and settle disputes or abuse "before they degenerate." A public meeting in Faisalabad has ... -
Aceh, increasing intolerance against Christians: 17 house churches closed
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Muslim majority province is led by Zaini Abdullah, who has based his political fortune on the "full application" of sharia. Jakarta protests and demands the governor "respect religious plurality," but Christian leaders denounce violence and persecution by the Islamic community. -
Legal comparison Church-government on the use of the word
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe comparison between the Catholic Church and the Malaysian government on the use of the word "Allah" to refer to God in the Bible and in Christian publications is enriched by a new chapter: as reported to Fides by the local Church, in past days ... -
Conversion of children, religious education, use of the term 'Allah': the Christians new challenges
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMChristians in Malaysia are all interested in three issues that currently involve the political and social life, all related to religious freedom: the change of children’s religion; Islamic education in private schools; the use of the word "Allah" in ... -
Rencontres Catholiques-Bouddhistes à Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA l’occasion de la fête de Vesak, le cardinal JB Pham Minh Man accompagné des membres de la Commission pour le Dialogue Interreligieux se sont rendus le 23 mai 2013 à la pagode An Quang pour présenter leurs salutations cordiales aux membres de l’Office du Bouddhisme vietnamien à HCM ville. -
Religious leaders’ appeal: "Stop religious hatred; together for the development of the country"
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe leaders of the major religions in Myanmar launched a strong appeal to the nation to stop religious violence and build together the well-being and "a future of hope for the country": says a joint statement issued at the conclusion of a meeting ... -
Visits of Buddhist and Catholic Leaders Generate life Dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis is a old news (1999), but It manifested the friendship between Buddhist and Catholic leaders in Saigon... "We hope that through this link religious leaders will encounter each other in Buddha´s purifying light as well as in God´s charity, a kind of... -
My Esteem For the Buddha
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMy good friend, the Ven. Bellanwila Wimalarathana wrote a letter to Christians on his understanding of Christ at Christmas last year. This has prompted me to reciprocate with this letter to you at Wesak... -
Buddhist-Christian encounter to explore new mode of dialogue
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn collaboration with the Christian Conference of Asia and organized by the WCC unit on Inter-religious Dialogue and Cooperation an "interface" of 25 Buddhists and Christians will take place 27 to 31 May in Bangkok, Thailand, and center on themes of life, justice and... -
Catholics and Hindus celebrate Mother's Day together
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn Nepal the celebrations for the anniversary bear witness to the peaceful and serene coexistence between the two religions. The children of both confessions embark on a process of preparation together with their families. -
Sri Lanka: Catholics, Buddhists and Muslims come together to stop religious intolerance
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThousands of young people stage a peaceful demonstration to show their desire to rid the country of ethnic and religious hatred. Recent acts of violence and persecution by Buddhist radical groups have raised concerns among the population. -
A la rencontre de l’autre
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDans le cadre du cours sur les religions asiatiques, les étudiantes de l’Institut théologique sont allées à la rencontre des caodaïstes ce 24 avril 2013. La date de la rencontre n’a pas été choisie par hasard, ... -
Saigon: Réunion mensuelle de la commission pour le dialogue interreligieux
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLa conférence était présidée par Mr Vinh An, traducteur du livre « Le Dalaï Lama parle de Jésus ». Ce livre regroupe les enseignements que leDalaï Lama a donnés lors du « Séminaire John Main » à la Middlesex University de Londres en 1994 sur la base de huit textes choisis au sein de l’Evangile -
Nepal: Lumbini, the Buddha's lamp in Seoul for peace between the two Koreas
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSambo Hejen, representative of the delegation and a monk from the monastery of Dosunsa, which is located north of Seoul, said that in recent weeks of fear, the leaders of various faiths launched initiatives to ease tensions between North and South Korea. -
Asie : se former au dialogue interreligieux
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMÀ Bangkok, du 1er au 3 février, s’est déroulée l'édition 2013 de l’École du Dialogue avec les Religions orientales, pour approfondir leurs Écritures sacrées et leur contribution à la paix. -
La question du mariage interreligieux - Témoignage d’une étudiante
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLe couple s’est marié parce qu’ils s’aimaient et même si leurs différentes religions n’ont pas toujours simplifié les choses, ils n’ont jamais considéré cela comme un obstacle, bien au contraire. La femme est allée prendre conseil auprès d’un moine et ce dernier l’a encouragée dans cette voie. -
Word and Silence in Buddhist and Christian Traditions: Second Buddhist-Christian Coloquium Concluding Statement
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue held its second Buddhist-Christian Colloquium at the Benedictine monastery of Asirvanam in Bangalore, India, from 8 to 13 July. Eighteen persons from various countries took part, seven Buddhists and 11 Christians. -
Rencontre catholique-caodaïste au Centre pastoral de Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMCentre pastoal (3 avril 2013) -- Les étudiants et les sœurs de Saint Paul de Chartes ont rencontrés une équipe de cinq caodaïstes à l’institut pastoral de Saigon. -
Malaysia is third in World Interfaith Harmony Week Competition
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAn initiative to promote better religious ties in multi-racial Malaysia won the bronze medal in this year’s World Interfaith Harmony Week Competition. Minister in the Prime Minister Department Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon said the win notched up by the country’s World Interfaith Harmony Week Malaysia was... -
Archbishop Charles Bo: Religious leaders can help end violence
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMYangon Archbishop Charles Bo called on the government on Monday to make use of religious leaders to help solve the ongoing sectarian conflict in central Myanmar. “To foster unity and peaceful living, no constitution, no military will solve it, and no ... -
Muslims rush to aid Christian victims
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSenior Islamic clerics joined Christian church leaders to form a committee to aid victims of a mob arson attack on a Christian slum spurred by blasphemy allegations that has left hundreds homeless. “We shall follow up the tragedy and make efforts to support the victims legally, financially ... -
Importante rencontre islamo-chrétienne à Djakarta
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMConjointement organisée par des instances catholiques, protestantes et musulmanes d’Indonésie, la conférence a reçu le soutien de partenaires asiatiques et internationaux. Aux nombres des organisateurs, pour la partie indonésienne, du côté musulman, on trouve des personnalités telles que Nazaruddin Umar ; spécialiste de la place de la femme dans l’islam... -
Buddha and Ignatius
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA group of 20 – 19 Jesuits and a Protestant pastor – gathered in Tokyo in August to explore the links between Ignatian Spirituality and Buddhism in the third Buddhist Christian Dialogue Workshop. Held in Tokyo from August... -
Religions united to commemorate the genocide of the Khmer Rouge
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPhnom Penh (Agenzia Fides) - Christians, Buddhists, Cambodian Muslims gathered in past days in Choeung Ek, the "killing field" of Cambodia, to commemorate and pray for the thousands of innocent Cambodians executed there, under the regime of Khmer Rouge. The memory of ... -
Benedict XVI and his support for interfaith dialogue elicit respect among Indonesian Muslims
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMuslim leaders are "struck" by his resignation, eliciting their "appreciation and deep respect". Giving up power is an act of great service to the Church. Hope now rests with his successor to continue Muslim-Christian dialogue along the path set by Pope Ratzinger. -
INDIA - The religious in India between prophecy and mystic
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTo be prophets and witnesses in society, among the challenges of modernity, but at the same time be "mystical", men and women of prayer, a sign of the transcendent: is the commitment of the congregations and Indian communities that ... -
West Sumatra students learn more about the religion that surrounds them
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMYoung Catholic in West Sumatra have organized a program to learn about the Islamic practices they see every day in the majority Muslim country. The four-hour program that took place earlier this month was based around participants’ questions on the five pillars of Islam: ...