{"id":101201,"date":"2026-07-29T08:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101201"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:49:19","slug":"vatican-to-launch-first-conference-of-christians-and-confucians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/vatican-to-launch-first-conference-of-christians-and-confucians\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican to launch first conference of Christians and Confucians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican will launch its first conference of Christians and Confucians to expand the Catholic Church\u2019s outreach to the Asian ethical tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold the colloquium \u201cDialogue on the Contribution of Christianity and Confucianism to an Ideal Society: New Heaven, New Earth, and Great Unity\u201d in South Korea from Aug. 4\u20135. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanews.com\/news\/vatican-to-host-first-confucian-christian-conference-in-korea\/114481\">As reported by Union of Catholic Asian News<\/a>, it will convene clergy and scholars at Sogang University in Seoul to discuss universal fraternity, virtuous leadership, and ecological responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, is expected to attend along with other dicastery officials.<\/p>\n<p>The event is also organized by the Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has participated in similar conferences, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/church\/news\/2024-03\/catholic-confucian-dialogue-dicastery-future.html\">2025 workshop<\/a> \u201cChristians Fostering Dialogue with Confucians: Guidelines and Prospects\u201d in Taiwan and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dicasteryinterreligious.va\/dicastery-holds-first-meeting-to-develop-guidelines-for-confucian-catholic-dialogue\/\">2024 study group<\/a> that developed guidelines for Confucian-Catholic dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Confucianism developed from the ethical teachings of the Chinese philosopher Kong Qiu, known in the West as Confucius. He emphasized filial piety, ancestor veneration, moral self-cultivation, and harmonious social relationships rather than devotion to a creator god. <\/p>\n<p>According to 2025 estimates from the World Religion Database, approximately 8.75 million Confucianists live worldwide. The largest populations are in South Korea, with 5,616,520 people; China, with 1,737,191; Myanmar, with 813,322; Thailand, with 261,330; and Japan, with 162,179.<\/p>\n<p>According to Vatican News, at the 2025 workshop, Father Paulin Batairwa Kubuya, undersecretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, explained that certain Confucian teachings are already consistent with Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristianity and Confucianism are wisdom traditions,\u201d Kubuya said. \u201cConfucian ethics is very strong on how people should comport themselves, how to be good citizens, and how to organize their lives. We find that these aspects correspond to Christianity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kubaya also expressed his hope that the future of Confucian-Christian dialogue would help Christians \u201clook at our Confucian neighbors, look at how we can develop a better way of living together, [and] how we can enrich one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/vatican\/vatican-to-launch-first-conference-of-christians-and-confucians\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/vatican\/vatican-to-launch-first-conference-of-christians-and-confucians<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vatican will launch its first conference of Christians and Confucians to expand the Catholic Church\u2019s outreach to the Asian ethical tradition. The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue will hold the colloquium \u201cDialogue on the Contribution of Christianity and Confucianism to an Ideal Society: New Heaven, New Earth, and Great Unity\u201d in South Korea from Aug. 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