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The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on Saturday, issued a message on the occasion of the Buddhist feast of Vesakh on the theme ‘Christians and Buddhists: Walking Together on the Path of Nonviolence’.The Message signed by Council President, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Council Secretary, Fr Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCJ emphasizes the urgent need to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence as both these values were promoted by Jesus Christ and the Buddha.The text reiterates how Jesus walked the path of nonviolence to the very end, to the cross and calls his followers today to embrace his teaching about nonviolence. Buddha also heralded the same message and encouraged all to overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.Therefore the message calls for a common enterprise, to study the causes of violence, combat violence and to pray for worl...
The Diocese of Miao in northeast India is marking 25 years of Catholic education in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The first Catholic school and hostel in the state were opened on 3rd July 1992 in Borduria village in Tirap District. The land for it was offered by Mr. Wanglat James Lowangcha. Saint Mother Teresa on 2nd August 1993 visited the place where her Missionaries of Charity today run a shelter for women, as the school had to be shifted to a bigger facility.The educational wing of the Diocese, Newman Educational Society conducted a survey of the progress made by the Catholic Church in the educational field in the region in the past 25 years. The diocese runs a total of 28 hostels for children ranging from Kindergarten (KG) to degree level. The total of number of students is 2605 of which 1150 are girls and 1455 are boys. Most of these hostels cater to children from remote villages where there are no schools. "It is sad too in a way to snatch these love...
(Vatican Radio) The 19th century French priest Louis Antoine Ormières was beatified in the Spanish town of Oviedo on Saturday by Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.Founder of the Sisters of the Guardian Angel and 87 schools in France and Spain, Fr. Ormières (1809-1890) dedicated his life to providing education for young people.“My principle has always been to do good and allow others to speak” was Blessed Ormières’ oft repeated phrase.In an interview with Vatican Radio’s Giada Aquilino, Cardinal Angelo Amato called the new Blessed “an enterprising man and a born educator with a personality rich in Christian virtues, like faith, hope, and charity, and in human qualities, like goodness, gratitude, serenity, and friendship.”As examples of Blessed Louis Antoine Ormières’ charity, Cardinal Amato said he “once defended a man unjustly accused of theft, offered ho...
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