Verghese V Joseph –
As part of his passion to promote Inter-Religious dialogue, His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Pro-Prefect and Dicastery for Evangelization from Vatican, who is currently in Bangalore, took time off to visit the city’s iconic ISKCON Temple in Rajajinagar and the Khadriya Masjid under the Jumma Masjid Trust Board on Millers Road.
Cardinal Tagle visited both these religious places along with the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Msgr. S. Jayanathan, Msgr. C. Francis, Vicars Generals of the Archdiocese of Bangalore.
His Eminence is in Bengaluru to attend the seven-day 34th Plenary Session of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCB1) The CCBI Plenary Session gets underway on Tuesday at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. The Theme of the Conference is “Telling the Story of Jesus in our Context: The Synodal Way”.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, (ISKCON Temple) is one of the largest Krishna-Hindu temples in the world. ISKCON runs Akshaya Patra Foundation and is the largest partner of the Union Government of India to implement the mid-day meal scheme to government-run schools of India. The scheme is based on a public-private partnership.
At ISKCON Temple, Cardinal Tagle met His Grace Madhu Pandit Dasa, Temple President and Chairman of the Akshaya Patra, exchanged pleasantries, and discussed matters of mutual interest.
At the beautifully designed Khadriya Masjid, Cardinal Tagle met Mr. Usman Sharieff, the Secretary Jumma Masjid Trust Board, and other leaders of the Community.
The Cardinal and the Archbishop also prayed earnestly for inter-religious harmony, solidarity and fellowship.