Church Statements
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue's Message for Mahavir Jayanti (2016)
Vatican's Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue's Message for Mahavir Jayanti
Christians and Jains: Together to foster a culture of compassion and mercy for peace
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends you its warmest greetings on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Tirthankar Vardhaman Mahavir falling this year on the 19th of April. May all the religious celebrations, observances and festivities of this event bring you greater serenity and happiness, so also stronger familial and communitarian bonds of love.
As believers grounded in our own respective religions and as members of one human family conscious of our shared responsibility towards society, may we Christians and Jains, joining hands with others, through our acts of mercy and compassion in our daily lives, promote a culture of compassion and mercy for a world of peace!