Time of Creation, the interfaith and interreligious manifestation

Castel Gandolfo and Albano Laziale protagonists of fraternity and respect for the “Creation”. Back on “Time of Creation“: the September 4th interfaith and interreligious manifestationopen to the territory, between Albano Laziale and Castel Gandolfo.

Also this year the Diocese of Albano invites all women and men of good will to come together to act jointly for the care of our common home. Pope francesco since 2015 he has wanted to join the invitation for a day universally dedicated to creation wanted since 1989 by Demetrius of Constantinople, ecumenical patriarch.

After the positive experience of last year, the event this year will be held on 4 September starting at 3.30 pm, by the diocesan offices for Ecumenism and interreligious dialogue and for social and work and community pastoral care. “Laudato si ‘” Castelli Romani.

The event will have two characterizing moments

The first will be a walking path animated by reflections and testimonies, which will wind from the Belvedere Giovanni XXIII in Castel Gandolfo to Piazza Pia di Albano along the cycle path “Cammino della fraternità”. Then you will arrive in Piazza Pia where there will be a set up of stands and a stage from which the bishop of Albano, Vincenzo Vivathe representatives of different confessions and religions present in the diocese and Marco Omizzolo, a sociologist of Eurispes who has long been engaged in denouncing the conditions of slavery and oppression in favor of the promotion of the rights of farm workers in the Pontine countryside (especially Sikhs).

This is an event that the Italian Bishops’ Conference asks to organize jointly by the office for ecumenism and interreligious dialogue and the office for social and labor pastoral care, to emphasize the need to keep the themes of dialogue and integral ecology (rights, care of the environment, common good, health, spirituality) which have joined associations, organizations and realities that are involved in promoting and bringing to life these issues in our territory and which will animate the square with educational workshops, stands informative and informative material to make known the richness and the different declinations of the “cure”.

The event, which enjoys the patronage of the Municipality of Albano Laziale, was attended and will be attended by representatives of the diocesan office for education, school and teaching of the Catholic religion, of the diocesan Caritas, of the diocesan office for Pastoral care of sport and free time and of the diocesan office for the Pastoral care of Migrantes, together with the Oratories, Catholic Action, AGESCI Zona Castelli, Fattoria Riparo, the operational group of Retake Castelli Romani, the Ecumenical Center of Lavinio, CICAR, Focsiv, Legambiente Appia Sud “Il Riccio”, The group of 12: Francigena del Sud, Community Laudato si ‘Roma 2, the Community of Sant’Egidio Anzio, ACLI di Nettuno, RnS Gesù Risorto group, Coldiretti, Genzano Tomorrow, Fabricalbano.

Event program

16:00 WALK THROUGH THE EARTH – from Castel Gandolfo to Albano Laziale
appointment at Belvedere Giovanni XXIII in Castel Gandolfo at 3:30 pm to travel the cycle path “Cammino della Fraternità” together
17:30 INTERVENTIONS FROM THE STAGE in Piazza Pia of Albano Laziale with:
Monsignor VINCENZO VIVA, Bishop of the Diocese of Albano. the representatives of the religious traditions present in the area: Bahá’í ‘, Buddhists of the Tibetan Monastery of Cisterna di Latina, Romanian Orthodox Christians and Christians of other confessions, Muslims, Sikhs, Professor MARCO OMIZZOLO, Eurispes sociologist and author of the book “For reasons of Justice “and the delegates of:
Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue Office of the Diocese of Albano, Office for Social Pastoral and Labor Diocese of Albano. Community “Laudato Si” – Castelli Romani and the Office for Social Communications Diocese of Albano.

Time of Creation, the interfaith and interreligious manifestation – Il Caffe