The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue share a message for Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Diwas 2025.
Dated: 28 March 2025
Christians and Jains: Sowing Hope Together for a More Fraternal and Peaceful World
Dear Friends,
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue offers you its most cordial greetings and best wishes as you celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Tirthankar Mahavir on 10 April this year. May the celebrations centred on this feast fill your hearts with peace and joy and further strengthen the bonds of love and unity in your families and communities!
Today, sadly, in many parts of the world there is a growing lack or loss of hope among people. The reasons for this are many, ranging from poverty, disasters, wars, environmental destruction, divisions and violence in society in the name of ethnicity, religion and nationality, and a growing sense of indifference among the masses and frequent displays of inhumanity among individuals, groups and nations.
We are also witnessing a crisis of hope among those engaged in peacebuilding in complex situations, since their efforts so often seem fruitless. A sense of cynicism, resignation and defeatism is spreading in society. In this context, we consider it opportune to share with you some thoughts on how we, both Jains and Christians, can sow seeds of hope in order to build a more fraternal and peaceful world.
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