{"id":515427,"date":"2025-10-24T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/?p=515427"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:29:21","slug":"515427","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelitaniscalzi.com\/en\/2025\/10\/24\/515427\/","title":{"rendered":"India: Bible Symposium in Goa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Karnataka-Goa Province, in collaboration with the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, organised a Bible Symposium at the Divine Springs Retreat Centre, Xellim-Loliem, from August 27 to 29.<\/p>\n

The symposium on the theme \u2018Biblical Text in its Context in the Digital and AI Age\u2019 was organized to mark the Jubilee Year 2025 as well as the Centenary of the Canonisation of St Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of the Child Jesus. Auxiliary-Bishop Simi\u00e3o Fernandes, who is Chairman of the Western Region CCBI Bible Commission, inaugurated the symposium. The symposium concluded with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Silvestre D\u2019Souza OCD, Provincial of the Karnataka-Goa Province.<\/p>\n

Speakers included Carmelite scholars from India and Rome, diocesan leaders from Goa and Mangalore, and biblical experts from Bengaluru, Jerusalem, and Trivandrum. Workshops included training on online resources, AI tools for Bible study, Bible software and essential biblical tools.<\/p>\n

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