Annual Vatican message to Hindus highlights care for environment
November 06, 2015
In an annual greeting to the world’s Hindus, the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue emphasizes the need “to promote human ecology, and to foster a rediscovery of the interconnectedness of creation.”
The Vatican message, timed for the Hindu feast of Diwali (Deepavali), which is observed on November 11, calls attention to the message of Laudato Si’, the environmental encyclical of Pope Francis. “We are all called, regardless of religious belief or national identity, to live with a greater responsibility towards nature, to nurture life-giving relationships and, most of all, to reorder our lifestyles and economic structures according to the ecological challenges facing us,” the statement says.
The statement goes on to cite “an inseparable link between our harmony with creation and our peace with one another.”
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