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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: ... -
Jesus and the Buddha as teachers and the role of the disciple: Dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Fr Laurence Freeman
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIndia, 12 January 2013 - This day was dedicated to a conversation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his longstanding spiritual friend Fr Laurence Freeman, Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation. The theme was seeing Jesus and the Buddha as teachers and the role of the disciple. -
Radio talk-show to foster inter-faith dialogue in Mindanao
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Inter-religious Solidarity Movement for Peace plans to start a weekly radio talk-show to talks about doctrine, theology, inter-faith dialogue and economic development. In the meantime the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front take a major step towards a peace deal. -
Mindanao churches overflowing at Christmas, a sign of hope for peace with Muslim rebels
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe risk of attacks by extremist groups drops following a MILF-government agreement is signed. Thousands of people, many young, attend Midnight Mass in the various dioceses of the predominantly Muslim island. Two missionaries talk about Christmas celebrations on the island, torn for four decades by... -
Bishop of Amman: Peace a shared value for Christians and Muslims
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThis is the message of Bishop Maroun Elias Lahham, Bishop of Amman and Apostolic administrator of the diocese of Tunis, speaking with Vatican Radio’s Veronica Scarisbrick who is accompanying bishops from Europe and North America on their annual pilgrimage of solidarity with the Christians of the Holy Land. -
Orissa: thousands of Hindus attend Christmas Mass, a sign of hope for 2013
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFor Mgr John Barwa, archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, such an event is unprecedented in the history of the troubled state of Orissa. Hundreds of thousands of Catholics and Hindus brought flowers and candles to the Baby Jesus in all the parishes of the state. -
Les Caodaistes fêtent Noël avec les Catholiques
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLes catholiques sont supris en voyant que les caodaïstes fêtent eux aussi noël. Cette année, cela devient une tradition, les caodaistes ont invité la commission catholique du dialogue interreligieux à participer à cette célébration au temple de Bau Sen. -
Rencontre interreligieuse féminine: les sœurs caodaïstes en visite au Centre Pastoral de Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AML'atmosphère était enjouée ce mardi 11 décembre 2012 et les sœurs qu'elles soient catholiques de Saint Paul de Chartes, Amantes de la Croix, de Notre Dame de la Paix, de Régina Mundi ou caodaïstes, étaient toutes plus drôles et souriantes les unes que les autres. -
Cardinal Rosales appointed Papal Envoy to FABC 10th Plenary Assembly
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTo this special function, the Holy Father has appointed as Papal Special Envoy Cardinal Gaudencio B. Rosales who is the Archbishop Emeritus of Manila and a former member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communication... -
Inter-Religious Gathering 2012: Living the Mystery of the Cross
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn the part of sharing faith to help others overcome suffering on the day of the inter-religious gathering, Ms Vũ Thuỷ, a collaborator of nhipcautamgiao.net, shared her experiences in life–experiences of a blind person. What she shared with the attendants at the Pastoral Center on the twenty-seventh of October, 2012 was in the following. -
Faithful share their stories of the power of prayer
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMPresent at the “Together Ease Miseries” meeting were clergy, and laypeople representing the Baha’i faith, Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Protestantism and indigenous faiths such as Cao Dai, Hoa Hao and Minh Ly Thanh Hoi. -
Discours d’ouverture de la Rencontre Interreligieuse du 27 octobre 2012
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLors de la participation à la Rencontre Interreligieuse “Ensemble, dépasser la souffrance” au Centre pastorale du diocèse de Saigon (27 oct. 2012), le cardinal a parlé de ses attentes suivantes: -
Trois, un chiffre refrain pour la rencontre interreligieuse (27 octobre 2012)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTrois comme le rythme du déroulement de la journée: trois étapes, la première le témoignage de trois croyants qui affrontent la souffrance, la deuxième une prière commune et la troisième une exposition autour de trois formes d'art: la calligraphie, la peinture et la poésie. -
Opening Speech Given by H.E. Cardinal John Baptist Phạm Minh Mẫn (27 Oct. 2012)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMI would like to introduce to you the common denominator of all disciples of all religions. As I see, this common denominator is immanent in every person, inherent in each disciple. It is our heart of Dao. Indeed, no matter what religion we belong to, regardless of a priest, a dignitary or an adherent, anyone of us owns this heart of Dao. -
Un diner chez les bonzesses boudhistes
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLa spiritualité boudhiste est de savourer chaque instant, d'être pleinement conscient dans chaque action. Elles m'expliquent qu'elles ont une forme de méditation pour chaque activité de la journée: marche méditative, travail méditatif, jeux et chants méditatifs, repos méditatif. -
"Ensemble, dépasser la souffrance": Rencontre interreligieuse du 27 octobre 2012
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMLa date du 27 octobre est désormais symbolique du dialogue Interreligieux. L'année dernière, ce même jour, nous fêtions les 25 ans des rencontres d'Assise, qui ont lieu elles-même un 27 octobre. Les participants avaient manifesté leur désir de réorganiser régulièrement ces rencontres et non plus uniquement entre hiérarchies des religions mais en ouvrant ces rencontres à davantage de fidèles. -
Rencontre interreligieuse le 27 oct. 2012: "Ensemble, dépasser la souffrance"
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMVous serez les bienvenus à la rencontre interreligieuse du 27 octobre 2012 au Centre Pastoral du diocèse d’Ho Chi Minh Ville, 6 bis rue Ton Duc Thang, quartier Ben Nghe, district 1, à partir de 7h30 jusqu'à 11h30. -
Rencontre interreligieuse féminine à Saigon: soeurs caodaïstes et catholiques
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMUne conférence donnée par la supérieure de la communauté des sœurs caodaistes, Hong Mai, a rassemblé environ cinquante religieuses de vingt congrégations différentes, ce samedi 13 octobre à l'Organisation pour l'Universalisation de l'Enseignement caodaïque... -
Résumé de l'histoire du dialogue interreligieux de Saigon
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIl prend racine dans l'esprit nouveau insufflé par le Concile Vatican II et toujours d'actualité, qui exhorte les catholiques à se tourner vers les autres religions... Le première rencontre interreligieuse vietnamienne a eu lieu en 1963 à l'Archevêché de Saigon entre l'archevêque Paul Nguyen Van Binh et des représentants du Caodaïsme. -
Pakistan: Christians support Muslims over 'offensive' film
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMChurch leaders in Faisalabad at the weekend added their voices to those of enraged Muslims in condemning an anti-Islamic film which has sparked a wave of violence across the Muslim world. -
India: International conference on Hinduism, Buddhism in Sept. 2012
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMNational and international scholars will deliberate on the core concepts of the two faiths at the 'Dharma-Dhamma' conference to be held here from September 21-23/2012, state culture minister Laxmikant Sharma told newsmen on Tuesday evening. -
Building another interreligious bridge
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOn Friday morning of Easter (13 April 2012), some representatives of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue and the Commission for Communication in Saigon Diocese, along with Rev. Raymond Ambroise, visited Saigon Cao Dai Temple and Tam Tong Mieu (Three-Religion Temple). -
Speech of the Diocesan Commission for Interfaith Dialogs delivered on the 73rd Anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhism
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn the morning of July 6, 2012 (May 18th of the Dragon year), four members of the Diocesan Commission for Interfaith Dialogue attended the 73rd anniversary of Hoa Hao Buddhist Faith, at 202 Vo Thi Sau Street, Ward 7 – District 3 (i.e., the Museum of Southern Vietnamese Women). -
Religion of the Vietnamese
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMReligion has exerted a deep influence on Vietnamese culture and the Vietnamese concept of life. The attitude towards life, death, and the world beyond bears a deep imprint of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. -
Indonesia: Head of an Islamic school tells third world theologians how to preach
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA Muslim cleric said this week that good preaching and right conduct are essential for guiding humanitarian action and fostering respect for people of different faiths. -
Pakistan : à l’école de la paix
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMUne enseignante chrétienne, animée par l’idéal de l’unité, choisit de rester dans le Pays asiatique, dans un moment difficile pour donner sa contribution à l’éducation et à la paix. -
Pakistan - The Imam of Lahore: "Christians and Muslims together for dialogue and respect..."
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM"... We will continue to spread and work for dialogue, harmony and peace in our country": is what the imam of the mosque in Lahore, Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, one of the great Muslim leaders in Pakistan, says in an interview with Fides. -
ASIE - Plus de 50 millions de personnes ont subi de graves dommages en 2011
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMEn 2011, 38 des 57 pays membres de l'OIC - pour un total de 55 millions de personnes - ont subi de graves dommages et ont été victimes de situations d'urgence humanitaire. Ces tragédies ont causé une perte financière totale de 68 milliards de dollars. Ce chiffre ne peut être reconduit à la crise politique de ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler le Printemps arabe mais est basé sur les statistiques diffusées par les Etats membres. -
The feelings of Cardinal JB. Pham Minh Man in the interreligious meetings
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe first feeling when coming in this meeting is my pleasure on occasion of getting together for the building of the fraternity, affections to each and other to everyone in this city. It is nice to have a great number of participants here from various parishes, charity organizations and orders in this city. -
PHILIPPINES: Chaîne de solidarité pour offrir un logement aux familles comptant un handicapé
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDimanche 18 avril, après la Messe, sera coupé le ruban marquant l'inauguration et la remise de 16 petites maisons construites à Manille par les Serviteurs de la Charité et destinées aux familles comptant des handicapés.