Tuesday, April 29, 2008
08.00 pm: Dinner, Welcome, by the His Excellency Bishop Anthony Sharma, Vicar
Apostolic of Nepal, Greeting, by the Most Rev. Bernard Ardura, Secretary of the
Pontifical Council for Culture, Salutation, by His Excellency, the Most Rev.
Pedro López Quintana, Titular Archbishop of Agropoli, Apostolic Nuncio to India
and Nepal.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
07.30 am: Holy Mass presided by His Excellency Most Rev. Pedro
López Quintana Titular Archbishop of Agropoli, Apostolic Nuncio to India and
Nepal.
08.15 am: Breakfast.
09.00 am: Keynote address:
Jesus Christ, the light for Cultures, by His Excellency
Most Rev. Thomas Mennaparampil, Archbishop of Guwahati, Chairman of the FABC
Commission for Evangelisation and Chairman of the Commission for Culture and
Education of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India.
09.50 am: Workshops.
10.30 am: Coffee Break.
11.00 am: Catholic Cultural Centres as Vehicles of Positive Cultural Values by the
Most Rev. Bernard Ardura, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
11.30 am: Discussion.
01.00 pm: Lunch.
03.00 pm: Bengali cultures: a Search for Peace and Justice by His Excellency Msgr.
Theotonius Gomes, Auxiliary Bishop of Dhaka and Consultor to the Pontifical
Council for Culture.
03.30 pm: Pakistan - Islam and Values for Dialogue and Peaceful Coexistence by
Fr. Anjou Soares, Director of the Joti Educational Centre, Mirpukhas, Pakistan.
04.00 pm: Tea Break.
04.30 pm: Workshops.
05.30 pm: Discussion.
06.30 pm: Concluding prayer.
08.00 pm: Dinner.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
07.30 am: Holy Mass, Mass for
the Evangelization of Peoples, presided by His Excellency, the Most
Reverend Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, Chairman of the
Commission for Culture of the Bishops Conference of Myanmar.
08.15 am: Breakfast.
09.00 am: Nepal - The Influence of Hinduism and its Traditions on Nepal and the
World by Fr. John Locke SJ, Human Resources Development Research Centre (HRDRC),
Kathmandu, Nepal.
09.40 am: Workshops.
10.30 am: Coffee Break.
11.00 am: Sri Lanka - The universal values of Buddhism for the World by Fr. Cecil Joy
Perera, Director, Blessed Joseph Vaz Deva Dharma Nikethanaya.
11.30 am: Workshops.
12.15 am: Discussion.
01.00 pm: Lunch.
03.00 pm: Myanmar - Cultural Treasures of the Tribal Peoples by His Excellency the
Most Rev. Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, Chairman of the Commission
for Culture of the Bishops Conference of Myanmar.
03.30 pm: India
- A Diversity of Cultures in co-Existence: their Message to
Humanity, by Fr. S. M. Micheal, Director of the Indian Cultural Centre, Mumbai,
India.
04.00 pm: Tea Break.
04.30 pm: Workshops.
05.15 pm: Discussion.
06.15 pm: Concluding Prayer.
08.00 pm: Dinner.
Friday, May 2, 2008
07.30 am: Breakfast.
08.00 am: The Preservation of Positive Cultural Values Amidst Globalisation and
the Transformation of Society, by Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, Official, Pontifical
Council for Culture.
08.40 am: The Impact of Cultural Values on Relationships, Life and Liturgy, by Fr. Jacob Theckenath, Secretary to the FABC Commission for Evangelisation.
09.10 am: Discussion.
10. 30 am: Coffee Break.
11.00 am: Concluding statement: Fr. S. M. Micheal, Fr. Jacob Theckenath, and Fr. Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX.
12.00 am: Concluding Mass presided by His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas
Menanparampil, Archbishop of Guwahati, Chairman of the FABC Commission for
Evangelisation and Chairman of the Commission for Culture and Education of the
Catholic bishops’ Conference of India.
01.00 pm: Lunch.
03.00 pm: Excursion.
