05/01/2008, 00.00
NEPAL
Send to a friend

Directors of South Asian Catholic cultural centres meet

They are studying ways to bolster the dialogue between the Gospel and Asian cultures shaped by ancient religious traditions and modern globalisation.

Kathmandu (AsiaNews) – The directors of many South Asian Catholic cultural centres are meeting from 29 April till 2 May at a Catholic Pastoral centre in Godavari, a few kilometres from Kathmandu, for a conference designed to see how the Christian faith can interact with local cultures and values. Upon the arrival the many participants were welcomed by Mgr Anthony Sharma, Apostolic Vicar for Nepal.

Mgr Pedro Lopez Quintana, Apostolic Nuncio for India and Nepal, Fr Bernard Ardura from the Pontifical Council for Culture, and bishops and Church officials from India, Nepal and Myanmar as well as representatives of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) are attending the event.

During the conference various papers will be presented, each focusing on ways the Gospel can enter into dialogue with the cultures of South Asia, which are steeped in the traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism, whilst safeguarding the dignity of man and the fundamental values of these cultures, increasingly jeopardised by rapid globalisation.

TAGs
Send to a friend
Printable version
CLOSE X
See also
Tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang rise as Cold War fears cast a shadow over Korea
12/02/2016 15:14
Pope focusing on the "joy of evangelization", dialogue and respect between religions and cultures
27/11/2006
Globalisation and cultural pluralism, challenges to the Church in South Asia
06/05/2008
Short work week generating anxiety among Koreans unused to too much leisure time
22/07/2005
White House to stop Beijing's "imperialist" policy in the South China Sea
24/01/2017 15:55


Newsletter

Subscribe to Asia News updates or change your preferences

Subscribe now
“L’Asia: ecco il nostro comune compito per il terzo millennio!” - Giovanni Paolo II, da “Alzatevi, andiamo”