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On the occasion of the World Day of the Sick, which we will celebrate on 11 February 2012, the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, I wish to renew my spiritual closeness to all sick people who are in places of care or are looked after in their families, expressing to each one of them the solicitude and the affection of the whole Church

Moreover, tonight, we come here to express our communion with one another hoping to share and to listern to our suffering brothers and sisters. We pray to our loving and merciful Father to heal both the physical wounds and spiritual wounds of our sick brothers and sisters.

This year Vesak, the most important Buddhist festivity, is celebrated on 8 April in Japan, on 10 May in Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore, and on 17 May in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. The feast marks the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha.

It is our honor to be here today, February 10, 2012, at the Notre Dame Basilica to attend this greatly Solemn and Holy Ceremony. Tonight is the night of prayer for the patients on the “World Day of The Sick”, February 11th, 2012. With the purpose of praying for the sick, medical workers and, we make an appeal to every one, every member of our society to join us in order to relieve the pain...

A Buddhist sutra titled Śūraṃgama-Samādhi contains these words: “He who wholeheartedly serves mankind is really paying his debt of gratitude to Buddhas.”

The spirit of Assisi: it was Pope John Paul II who coined the expression. Since October 27th 1986, this "spirit" has been felt a little everywhere, losing none of the power of its first flowering. I have no intention of playing the old gardener, but, having been a fascinated witness of its germination in the Pope's thought and the privileged artisan of its blooming, I feel I can affirm: on that day I heard the world's heart-beat.

...since I was 18, I had not seen getting any favor but grudged our life for always suffering losses or in inferior to those surrounding me. The God’s love told my foster parents became a spear piercing into my self–esteem and became a reason for me to oppose Him.

The visible unity of the church is the central goal of the ecumenical movement. And while "visible unity" can be understood in various ways, it necessarily involves relationships between churches.

On Pentecost Sunday, 1964, Pope Paul VI instituted a special department of the Roman Curia for relatons with the people of other religions. Know at first as the Secretariat for Non Christians, in 1988 it was renamed the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue (PCID).

In a seminar sponsored by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, members of the clergy and the laity formulated the guidelines Catholics must follow to help the downtrodden. In order to further the understanding of the problems, participants visited refugee camps and HIV/AIDS centres. Dioceses, parishes and local communities will receive information about the guidelines.

This discussion guide has been prepared for the workshops of the Seventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, convening January 3-12, 2000, at "BAAN PHU WAAN," the pastoral formation center of the Archdiocese of Bangkok, Samphran, Thailand. The theme of the Plenary is: "A Renewed Church in Asia: A Mission of Love and Service."

Sts. Cyril and Methodius, of Byzantine origin and culture, preached and carried out a mission of inculturation of the Gospel in Slavic lands. They were held up as a model in a Mass celebrated on Tuesday in St. Clement's Church in Rome.

Over ten thousand pilgrims from around the country gather at the shrine to celebrate the Day called for by the Church. Father Jean Baptiste Hoang Van Khanh: "The Word of God helps us to cope with the disease. We'll never be alone, if we believe in the love of God. "

New Delhi, India -- An exhibition devoted to the history of Buddhism in Russia has opened in India’s capital New Delhi.

John Paul II said to them: The late Paul VI, who founded this Secretariat, and so much of whose love, interest and inspiration was lavished on non-Christians, is no longer visibly among us, and I am convinced that some of you wondered whether the new Pope would devote similar care and attention to the world of the non-Christian religions.

Interfaith Dialogue a Buddhist Perspective an Examination of Pope John Paul II's Crossing the Threshold of Hope a talk given at the Intermonastic Dialogue Gethsemani Monastery, Louisville, Kentucky July, 1996 by Ven. Havanpola Ratanasara, Ph.D.

Interfaith dialogue across Asia is mixed – some areas hold out promise, while in others dialogue has worsened, says the head of the Asian bishops’ office for interreligious affairs.

The definitions given here are not intended to be exhaustive. For one thing, some of the terms are defined differently by different religious groups. For permutations of meaning, see the OED or some other authoritative dictionary.

"Ensemble, construisons la paix…". La phrase était inscrite sur les murs et rappelait la tâche proposée aux participants de la rencontre du 27 octobre dernier au centre pastoral de l’archidiocèse de Saigon.

The Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions. Its founder, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), is regarded by Bahá'ís as the most recent in the line of Messengers of God that stretches back beyond recorded time and that includes Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster, Christ and Muhammad.

They are the framework of the Muslim life: faith, prayer, concern for the needy, self-purification, and the pilgrimage to Makkah for those who are able.

American interest in Zen Buddhism is growing. This response to an Oriental outlook must answer to a need. Some people seem to feel that here is the whole answer to what ails the West.

If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.

Prophet HUYNH PHU SO, the founder of Hoa Hao Buddhism was born in 1919 at Hoa Hao village, in the south of Vietnamese province of Chau Doc, close to the Cambodian border.

The social or non-religious function of ancestor veneration is to cultivate kinship values, such as filial piety, family loyalty, and continuity of the family lineage. While far from universal, ancestor veneration occurs in societies with every degree of social, political, and technological complexity, and it remains an important component of various religious practices in modern times. This article will examine similarities and differences in the relationships between the living and the dead.

Today something new is occurring in the relations of these two religions. In this city named after the most sacred "Queen of Angels" of Christianity, large Buddhist and Christian communities live side by side. the great wave of Asian immigration into Los Angeles coincided with a new openness towards other religions in Catholicism, promulgated by the decree, "Nostra Aetate," (Declaration of Non-Christian Religions) of the Second Vatican council in 1965. It set the stage for a real dialogue

"The practice of dialogue expresses a central tenet of Buddhism--faith in human beings, in their limitless dignity and potential as possessors and embodiments of universal truth. In the Buddhist tradition, dialogue--open and respect-based human interaction--has played a central part in the quest to discover and identify common or universal values that would allow human beings to live in the best, most humane and empowering ways."

This is what the Archbishop of Hong Kong, Mgr.John Tong says, newly-appointed Cardinal, in his Lenten message entitled "Recognizing and being able to return the goods received."

Ecclesiastical circumscriptions dependent on the congregation for the evangelisation of peoples and Panorama of Religion in the World

Suivant cette longue tradition d’offre de soins aux pauvres, le temple a décidé la réouverture du dispensaire, appelé simplement Dispensaire Charité. L’ouverture de cette Clinique le 12-4-2011 dernier coïncidait avec l’anniversaire du décès du Vénérable Liên Hoa.