Photo: PIXABAYDear Hindu Friends,Happy and blessed Deepavali! We share your joy at this time of festival – may the light of the Diyas illuminate your hearts and homes, and those of your families, friends and communities in the year ahead!On 15 May 2018, an interfaith conference was held in Rome which brought Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, [...]
Dear Hindu Friends,On this delightful occasion of Deepavali which celebrates the preeminence of Light over Darkness, may God, the Transcendent Light, bless and illumine your communities and your relations with others with his unconditional love and mercy.Hinduism, or Sanatana Dharma as it is known, acknowledges mercy or compassion as a core principle. Its followers are [...]
Dear Hindu Friends,It is with great joy that I greet you on this wonderful celebration of Deepavali – the victory of Light over Darkness. May your celebration be filled with the light of love and harmony as you gather among family and friends to renew, rekindle and strengthen bonds that are so much at risk [...]
Dear Hindu Friends,The triumph of good over evil, light over darkness, which you commemorate in this Festival of Deepavali, is also an ideal which all humankind cherish; particularly in these troubling times of moral decay, social injustice and racial and religious intolerance.All the more, it behoves us, as believers in truth and justice, to stand [...]
Dear Hindu friends, With heartfelt thanksgiving, I share in your joy on this vibrant festival of Deepavali, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil and of light over darkness.As you unite yourselves with fellow Hindus all over the world during this Festival of Lights, may God bless you abundantly as you renew ties of [...]
Vatican City, 28 October 2013 (VIS) – “Christians and Hindus: fostering human relationships through friendship and solidarity” is the theme of the message addressed to followers of Hinduism by Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on the occasion of Deepevali, the feast of lights, which is celebrated on 3 November [...]
Dear Hindu Friends,We join you in the celebration of Deepavali, sending you sincere greetings and congratulations.Deepavali is a time for rejoicing and renewal as Hindus all over the world celebrate the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness that culminates with the beginning of the Hindu New Year.As Christians, we share your joy [...]
Dear Hindu friends,I join with you in celebration of Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil.As Hindus in Singapore and around the world celebrate this joyous festival with family and friends on 26 October, the Catholic community joins with you in prayer for a continued strengthening of bonds and [...]
VATICAN CITY, 16 OCT 2009 (VIS) – Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue, has written a message to Hindus for the feast of Deepavali, which is being celebrated during the month of October. The message, published today, is entitled: “Christians and Hindus: Committed to Integral Human Development”. […]