ASIA/SINGAPORE - The Church promotes interreligious dialogue among young people, in the spirit of Fratelli Tutti SINGAPORE
Singapore (Agenzia Fides) – To promote interreligious dialogue among young people: this is one of the initiatives and guidelines of the Church of Singapore, which in 2021 celebrates 200 years since the arrival of the Christian faith on its shores. As reported to Agenzia Fides, the Archdiocesan Council for Interreligious Dialogue of Singapore in recent days organized a special online Interreligious Forum dedicated to young people, which was attended by 160 young adults of different religions across Singapore.
The event, organized in collaboration with the Wee Kim Wee Center of Singapore Management University (SMU WKWC) and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).
All too familiar with coups, LatAm bishops voice alarm over US Capitol chaos
Jan 8, 2021 rome bureau chief
After Wednesday’s chaos at the U.S. Capitol, several Catholic leaders from Latin America have expressed concern over the images they saw.
ROSARIO, Argentina After Wednesday’s chaos at the U.S. Capitol, several Catholic leaders from Latin America have expressed concern over the images they saw.
The images are not entirely unfamiliar to most bishops in the region, where protesters and dissidents have long seen such disruptive events as a valid way of voicing grievances. But in the words of President George W. Bush, Wednesday’s images seem more befitting of a “banana republic” than the world’s leading champion of democracy.