Tag: Buddhists
Pope Francis invites Buddhists, Catholics ‘to cultivate’ together compassion, hospitality
“Our task today is to guide our respective followers to a more vivid sense of the truth that we are all brothers and sisters" - Pope Francis
Pope Francis invites Mongolian Buddhists, Catholics to work together to end...
"Through dialogue at all levels, it is urgent to promote a culture of peace and nonviolence and to work for it,” said Pope Francis
Indonesians celebrate Vesak at world’s largest Buddhist temple
Celebrations included prayers, collecting holy water, and the release of flying lanterns symbolizing the letting go of negativity
Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant dies aged 68
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decreed that the animal be declared a "national treasure" and ordered its remains be preserved
Thousands mourn Buddhist monk in Vietnam who brought mindfulness to the...
Thich Nhat Hanh spent 39 years in France and advocated for religious freedom around the world
Laotians oppose plan to build Chinese-style Buddha statue in SEZ
A Chinese company plans to build the Buddha in the Special Economic Zone in Vientiane to attract domestic and foreign tourists
Malaysian sells COVID-19 vaccine mock-ups made of paper to honor the...
About 20% of Malaysia's 32 million people practice Buddhism, the second-most prevalent religion in the country
Bangladesh government urged to scrap provision creating Islam as state religion
"Black Day" marks the anniversary of the 1988 approval of the recognition of Islam as a state religion in Bangladesh
Buddhists, Christians urged to unite, care for victims of pandemic
Vatican's Inter-religious Dialogue body said the pandemic challenged followers of all religions to find new ways of serving humanity
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