PONTIFICIUM CONSILIUM PRO DIALOGO INTER RELIGIONES 2020/3 (LV) 166 Pro Dialogo January - December 2020 January - December 2020 - December January Pro Dialogo Pro 166 (LV) 2020/3 INDEX SUBSCRIPTION RATES TO “Pro Dialogo” 1) paper edition shipped by priority airmail: Register and download from: http://pcinterreligious.org/ In this volume . 283 Italy - € 35,00 3) paper edition + pdf edition: Europe and Mediterranean Sea - € 40,00 Italy - € 50,00 Dans ce volume . 286 Other countries - € 45,00 o $ 56,00 Europe and Mediterranean Sea - € 55,00 Other countries - € 60,00 o $ 75,00 In questo volume . 289 (back issues: € 20,00 per copy + package and postage) 4) for new subscribers : full access to website contents ADDRESSES BY CARDINAL PRESIDENT . 292 2) pdf edition: - € 25,00 - € 100,00 one time only; afterwards € 25,00 per year Ha saputo farsi amare da tutti . Ricordo del Card . 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The Covid-19 pandemic has understandably altered the way the Dicastery functions with much of its work accomplished ‘virtually’. Speeches by the President The main subject of the President’s interventions during this period was ‘Hu- man Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together, the document signed by His Holiness Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayyib in Abu Dhabi on 4 February 2019. The speeches focused on some of the key themes raised in the document: education, religious freedom, commitment of consecrated persons, universal fraternity etc. With the publication of the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti, the Supreme Pontiff has expanded the scope of common commitment and solidarity which have proved to be of immense value in addressing the serious crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Drawing inspiration from the Encyclical, Cardinal Ayuso highlighted, at the G20 Riyadh Summit, the political dimension of interreligious dialogue for constructing an inclusive civil society which rejects the ‘throwaway culture’-that which isolates people and leaves them unattended and uncared for. At the Virtual Deepavali Meet organized by the Italian Union of Hindus on 13 November, he reminded that as the worldwide campaign to produce the anx- iously awaited coronavirus vaccine is on, religions must “motivate people to use the ‘social vaccine of solidarity’ in the vaccine-less pandemic times. […] while sci- ence and medicine are invaluable sources to addressing the current problem of the pandemic… religion and spirituality are indispensable allies in bringing about the much-needed soothing comfort to the suffering caused by the deadly virus as well as solidarity towards the hungry, the homeless, the poor and those who have been afflicted by anxiety and depression”. Articles In September 2020, our Dicastery and the World Council of Churches (WCC) jointly published a document titled “Serving a Wounded World in Inter- religious Solidarity: A Christian Call to Reflection and Action during Covid-19 and beyond”. The first article published in this number of Pro Dialogo is by Rev. Fr. 283 Edward Chau Fun, President of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of Hong Kong who offers a reflection on interreligious solidarity in the light of this document. Followed by this is a scholarly presentation by Rev. Prof. Francis Clooney, SJ on Interreligious Dialogue and Comparative Theology as permanent ways of living and understanding of Catholic faith, based on his long and rich experience of teaching at Harvard University. The author refers to the well-known definition of theology which is, ‘faith seeking understanding’ in an intellectual and spiritual pursuit within a faith community with respect for reason, claims of truth, religious practices and personal experiences, on condition of being available to study and to appropriate at least one other tradition, besides one’s own. The last two articles respectively by Rev. Fr. Clarence Devadass of the Arch- diocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who is the Secretary General of the Office of Theological Concerns of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences(FABC) and Rev. Fr. James Fredericks, Professor Emeritus of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles offer a re-reading of interreligious responses in Asia to Laudato Si’ and to the social teachings of Fratelli Tutti which must guide our commitment to dialogue. Messages This section contains the following messages: Message to Jains on the occasion of the feast of Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Diwas Christians and Jains: To promote a culture of conviviality together Message to Buddhists on the occasion of the feast of Vesakh Buddhists and Christians: Constructing a culture of compassion and fraternity Message to Muslims for the Month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr Christians and Muslims: Protecting together the places of worship Message to Hindus on the occasion of the feast of Deepavali Christians and Hindus: Rekindling positivity and hope during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond Message to Sikhs on the occasion of the feast of Guru Nanak Prakash Diwas Christians and Sikhs: Nurturing a culture of hope in pandemic times Publications To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Messages from the Pontifical Coun- cil for Interreligious Dialogue to Buddhists and Hindus, the Dicastery published the following books, in English, containing the messages of 25 years: 284 1. Celebrating 25 Years of Hindu-Christian Fellowship Deepavali Messages 1995-2020 2. Building a Culture of Compassion Essays Celebrating 25 Years of the Vesakh Message to Buddhists Edited by Indunil