Vatican Congratulates Sikh Community on Prakash Divas of Siri Guru Nanak Sahib

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>Vatican Congratulates Sikh Community
>on Prakash Divas of Siri Guru Nanak Sahib

Contact: Manmohan Singh, Secretary General, WSC-AR,
[5][email protected], Phone: 972-985-9591

>November 19, 2010

The World Sikh Council ? America Region (WSC-AR) is pleased to 
announce t hat
today it received with appreciation a letter from the Vatican 
congratulating
the Sikh community on the Prakash Divas (birth anniversary) of Siri 
Guru Na nak
Sahib, the founder of the Sikh Faith, which falls on this coming 
Sunday,
November 21, 2010. This is the first time the Vatican has issued a 
statemen t on
this auspicious Gurpurab.

In response, Dr. Satpal Singh, Chairperson of WSC-AR remarked, ?We are
appreciative of this kind gesture of the Vatican and look forward to 
engagi ng
even deeper with the Vatican and the United States Conference of 
Catholic
Bishops.?

Text of the letter received by WSC-AR from the Vatican is included 
below.

Sikh Gurdwaras are requested to share the message from the Vatican 
with the
Sikh community during the Sunday Gurpurab celebrations. A Panjabi 
translati on
of the letter can be obtained by emailing 
[6][email protected].

WSC-AR is a representative and elected body of Sikh Gurdwaras and 
instituti ons
in the United States. Its members include 45 Gurdwaras (Sikh places 
of wors hip)
and other Sikh institutions, across the nation. WSC-AR works to 
promote Sikh
interests at the national and international level focusing on issues 
of
advocacy, education, and well-being of humankind.

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PONTIFICIUM CONSILIUM PRO DIALOGO INTER RELIGIONES

>N. 764/10

>18 November 2010

>Dear Sikh Friends,

Cordial greetings of peace and joy to you from the Pontifical Council 
for
Interreligious Dialogue, the Office of His Holiness the Pope Benedict 
XVI f or
the promotion of relations with people of different religious 
traditions, as
you celebrate on 21 November this year the Birth Anniversary of Siri 
Guru N anak
Sahib.

Occasions such as this offer us both Christians and Sikhs who believe 
in the
Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of all human beings, the 
opportunity to
expand our reach out and extend our engagement towards the well-being 
of al l.

Promotion of the common good of humanity is, in fact, one of the many 
avowed
goals of all world religions. This goal, as we know, is inextricably 
linked  to
the recognition of the dignity of human persons. ?The duty to respect 
the
dignity of each human being, in whose nature the image of the Creator 
is
reflected, means in consequence that the person cannot be disposed of 
at
will? (Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace, 2007). 
In
essence, it means total and unimpeded respect for the other no matter 
what
creed, colour, culture, or social condition he or she may belong to. 
Eviden tly,
it is both a right and a duty as well. We, as believers, therefore 
rightful ly
uphold ideas and works that are based on mutual respect and that 
generate
brotherhood, joining hands to promote the common good.

In a world best with lack of respect for human persons and violations 
of th eir
fundamental rights, we, Christians and Sikhs, along with people of 
other
religious traditions and persons of good will, share the huge 
responsibilit y to
serve in society as catalysts that promote respect for human dignity 
because
peace is in danger when human dignity is not respected and when social
coexistence does not seek the common good.

Wishing you, once again, a Happy Prakash Divas of Siri Guru Nanak 
Sahib!

Jean-Louis, Cardinal Tauran (President, Pontifical Council for 
Interreligio us
Dialogue)
Archbishop Pier Luigi, Celata (Secretary, Pontifical Council for 
Interrelig ious
Dialogue)

>******************

>Member Gurdwaras of WSC-AR:

1.  Pacific Coast Khalsa Diwan Society, Stockton, CA
2. Gurdwara Sahib Fremont, Fremont, CA
3. Guru Nanak Sikh Mission, Livingston, CA
4. Sikh Gurdwara of LA, North Hollywood, CA
5. Sikh Gurdwara Riverside, Riverside, CA
6. Colorado Singh Sabha, Denver, CO
7. Guru Singh Sabha of Augusta, Augusta, GA
8. Sikh Study Circle of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
9. Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, Palatine, IL
10. Sikh Society of South, New Orleans, LA
11. New England Sikh Study Circle, Boston, MA
12. Singh Sabha of Michigan, Canton, MI
13. Sikh Gurdwara of Michigan, Rochester Hills, MI
14. Sikh Society of Michigan, Madison Heights, MI
15. Guru Nanak Foundation of Jackson, MS
16. Sikh Gurdwara of North Carolina, Durham, NC
17. Sikh Sabha of Upper Valley, Hanover, NH
18. Garden State Sikh Association, Bridgewater, NJ
19. Guru Nanak Sikh Society of Delaware Valley, Sewell, NJ
20. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Glenrock, NJ
21. Sikh Sabha of New Jersey, Lawrenceville, NJ
22. Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh, Las Vegas, NV
23. Sikh Cultural Society Inc., Richmond Hills, NY
24. Sikh Cultural & Edu. Society of Western NY, Buffalo, NY
25. Sikh Religious Society of Dayton, Dayton, OH
26. Guru Nanak Found. of Greater Cleveland, Richfield, OH
27. Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society, Bedford, OH
28. Guru Nanak Religious Soc. of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH
29. Sikh Sadh Sangat, Easton, PA
30. Philadelphia Sikh Society, Millbourne, PA
31. Tristate Sikh Cultural Society, Monroeville, PA
32. Mid South Sikh Sabha, Memphis, TN
33. Sikh Center of Gulf Coast, Houston, TX
34. Siri Guru Singh Sabha, Richardson, TX
35. Sikh Gurdwara of North Texas, Garland, TX
36. Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Fairfax, VA
37. Sikh Association of Central Virginia, VA
38. Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI

>Other Sikh Institution Members of WSC-AR:

>1. Siri Guru Granth Sahib Found., Anaheim, CA
>2. Sikhs Serving America, Topeka, KS
>3. Sikh Youth Federation of North America, White Plains, NY
>4. Sikh Heritage Foundation, Long Island, NY
>5. Sikh Educational & Religious Foundation, Dublin, OH
>6. Sikh Youth Federation of USA, Toledo, OH
>7. Academy of Guru Granth Studies, Arlington, TX

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>References

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>4. http://www.worldsikhcouncil.org/
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