Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão and Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli release the book authored by Dr Fr Adrian Fernandes SFX.
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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization at the Vatican, released the book authored by Dr Fr Adrian Fernandes SFX titled ‘The Social Dynamism of Catholic Education with a special reference to India.’
Cardinal Tagle was presiding over the cultural programme during the biennial meeting of the International Societies of Apostolic Life (MISAL) taking place from December 2-6 at Pilar.
Other ecclesiastical dignitaries present were Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão (Archbishop of Goa and Daman), Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli (Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal), Bishop of Baroda Sebastiao Mascarenhas, Bishop Emeritus of Port Blair Alexio Dias, Fr Nazareth Fernandes (Superior General of the Society of Pilar), and Superior Generals of Societies of Apostolic Life from across the world.
Fr Adrian who has worked as a missionary in North India and has a Ph.D. with summa cum laude in Social Sciences from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, explained that the book elaborates on the universal and foundational aspects of Catholic education, while succinctly presenting the educational vision and efforts of the church towards common good and solidarity.
Dr Sr Dorothy D Souza AC, principal of St Ann’s College of Education (Autonomous) Mangaluru, Karnataka accompanied the project as an expert in the field.
The book features a message from Rt. Rev. Elias Joseph Gonsalves (Archbishop of Nagpur and Chairperson of the CBCI Office of Education and Culture) and a foreword by Fr Mauro Mantovani SDB (Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, Vatican City).
Hervé Lecomte, the Secretary General from the Office International de l’Enseignement Catholique, (OIEC), Rome, acknowledged the book to be “a magnificent contribution in the spirit of Pope Francis’ ‘Global Compact on Education’, since it starts from situations experienced in India and invites us to solidarity.”
