Cao Dai

THE 8th HOLY BOOKS CONFERENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA

Updated 2019-04-14 06:20:00

(Kuala Lumpur, Malysia – April 6, 2019)

On behalf of the Caodai Overseas Missionary, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Associate Professor in World Religions and Culture of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, attended the 8th Holy Books and World Literature Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5-6 April 2019. The session was opened with his presentation entitled “Exploring Cao Dai Holy Books and Literatures: A Brief Overview”.

More than 50 delegates from around the world attended the Conference, with distinguished scholars such as:

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FRENCH-GERMAN ARTE TV FILMING CREW VISIT TO CAO DAI TAY NINH HOLY SEE

Updated 2019-03-26 05:42:09

(Tay Ninh Holy See March 24, 2019 - News and photos: Caodai TV)

At 7:30 am on March 24, 2019 (19/2 Ky Hoi), the ARTE TV Filming crew came to Tay Ninh Holy See to film an introduction to the Cao Dai religion for its program "Discovery, Culture and Tourism in the World ”.

It is known that TV station ARTE (short for Association Relative à la Télévision Européenne) is a TV station linking France and Germany, broadcast in France, Germany and Europe (Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Italy,) in 6 different languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Polish and Italian.

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GREAT FESTIVAL COMMEMORATING GOD AT THE CAO DAI TAY NINH HOLY SEE – YEAR 2019

Updated 2019-03-11 02:53:24

(News from the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh on February 13, 2019 - Photos by Huu Loi, Le Cuong and Caodai TV group)

The program for the Great Festival Commemorating God in the Year of the Pig (2019) was as follows:

February 12, 2019

+ 08:00am: - Grand Opening Ceremony of the Great Festival on the front plaza of  the Holy Temple. Cardinal THUONG TAM THANH, Chairman of the Sacerdotal Council of Caodaism delivered the opening speech, and presided over  the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Cardinal then took the guests for an inspection tour of the 31 exhibition booths.

+ 05:00pm: - Arrival of guests at the Pope’s residence. Vegetarian dinner in the Auditorium.

+ 06:30pm: - After the vegetarian banquet at the auditorium, Cardinal Thuong Tam Thanh led the guests to the grandstand in front of the Holy Temple to watch the Parade.

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TẾT – LUNAR NEW YEAR 2019 CELEBRATION AT THE CAO DAI HOLY SEE IN TAY NINH

Updated 2019-03-11 00:54:58

According to the Cao Dai Sacerdotal program, at 7:00 am, on the 1^st day of the Lunar New Year (ie. February 5, 2019), Cardinal Thuong Tam Thanh, Chairman of the Cao Dai Sacerdotal Council at the Holy See in Tay Ninh, and a number of dignitaries and religious officials of the 9 Ministries, as well as thousand of Cao Dai followers, gathered in front of the Holy Great Temple to watch the start of the Lunar New Year celebration, which included dance of dragons and music performance. It is estimated that more than 50 thousand followers attended the ceremony.

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CAO DAI YOUTH ORCHESTRA AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018 IN SAIGON - VIETNAM

Updated 2018-12-12 01:02:32

(Saigon November 29, 2018 – Written by An Tu and Nhon Quang – Photos by Huu loi, Phu Vinh and Van Hoang)

The Cao Dai youth at the Cao Dai Saigon Congregation in HCM City has received an invitation from the Organizing Committee of "Vietnamse Traditional Music Instruments Performing Competition and International Folk Music Festival" to participate and show its performances at the Conservatory Music of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Du street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on the 27 and 29 November 2018.

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HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR MORGAN FREEMAN VISIT TO CAO DAI TAY NINH HOLY SEE

Updated 2018-12-08 00:56:58

(Dec.6, 2018 – Photos taken by Le Cuong - Caodai TV)

At 10 am on December 6, 2018, Hollywood movie star MORGAN FREEMAN visited the Cao Dai Tay Ninh Holy See. He was warmly welcomed by the Supreme Patriarch Cardinal Thuong Tam Thanh, Chairman of the Cao Dai Sacerdotal Council, at the Cardinal’s office.

The delegation of Mr. Freeman is comprised of 23 people, 16 of whom are from the United States (including Production Manager, Screenplay Manager, Cameramen, Sound Specialist, Makeup Artist, and many other assistants) and seven Vietnamese specialists from the "116 Company"

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THE 2018 GRAND FESTIVAL COMMEMORATING THE HOLY MOTHER GODDESS IN THE CAO DAI TAY NINH HOLY SEE, VIETNAM

Updated 2018-11-13 08:02:32

  (Reported by Nguyen Tuan Em, CaodaiTV –  Edited by Joe Hobbs – Sep. 30, 2018)

The 2018 Grand Festival Commemorating the Holy Mother Goddess (in Vietnamese Hội Yến Diêu Trì Cung) was held on the 15th and 16th of the lunar month of August 2018 (24th and 25th of September in the Gregorian calendar). Hosted by the Sacerdotal Council of the Cao Dai Tay Ninh Holy See, this successful celebration attracted more than 250,000 pilgrims and tourists from all over Vietnam and many countries abroad.

A major component of the Mother Goddess Festival is the “Grand Banquet” (Hội Yến Diêu Trì) in the Diêu Trì Palace (Diêu Trì Cung), hosted by the Holy Mother Goddess herself.

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PARTICIPATION OF CAO DAI DELEGATION AT WEIXIN SHENGJIAO CEREMONY UNVEILING GUIGUZI STATUE AND AT CESNUR 2018 CONFERENCE IN TAIWAN

Updated 2018-07-26 05:32:33

 (Taiwan, June 18-24, 2018 - Photos by Tri Luc, Summarised and Translated into English by Nguyen Tuan Em)

Having accepted the invitation of  Grand Master Hunyuan Chanshi, Founder of Taiwanese Weixin Shengjiao and Professor Massimo Introvigne and Dr. Fiona Hsin-Fang Chang, Co-chair of the CESNUR 2018 (Center for Studies on New Religions)  Conference, His Eminence Cardinal Thuong Tam Thanh, Chairman of the Sacerdotal Council of Cao Đai Tay Ninh Holy See, led a delegation of distinguished dignitaries to come to Taiwan from June 18th to June 24th, 2018 

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THE 2ND IRUHA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE WORLD PEACE”

Updated 2018-04-04 21:49:03

(Reported from Bangkok, 10-13 March, 2018 by Caodai TV – Photography by Tuan Em and Huu Loi)

The two-day 2^nd International Conference on “Inter-religious Relations for Sustainable World  Peace” was jointly held at the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakorn Pathom, Thailand by Universal Love and Brotherhood Association Thailand (ULBA Thailand) and Japanese Oomoto’s Universal Love and Botherhood Association from 10 March 2018 to 13 March 2018.

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SCHOLARS FROM SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, JAPAN AND USA PAID A VISIT TO CAODAI TAY NINH HOLY SEE

Updated 2018-01-06 15:51:06

(Tay Ninh Dec 29, 2017 - Reported by Archbishop Thai Con Thanh – Translated into English by Nguyen Tuan Em)

At 10:30 am Friday 29 December 2017, a delegation of distinguished scholars from South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the US had paid a friendly visit to His Eminence Cardinal Thuong Tam Thanh, Chairman of the Sacerdotal Council of Caodai Tay Ninh Holy See in the Cardinal’s Office.

In attendance, there were also :

• Archbishop Thai Con Thanh, Acting Principal Archbishop of the Buddhist branch
• Archbishop Ngoc Thuong Thanh , Acting Principal Archbishop of the Confucianist Branch

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