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Italie: des dignitaires chrétiens accueillent la communauté bahá’íe pour un anniversaire historique
By Admin WebmasterNAPLES, Italie (19 avril 2012) – D’éminents ecclésiastiques chrétiens ont rendu hommage à la communauté bahá’íe locale, 100 ans après que le bateau transportant ‘Abdu’l-Bahá vers les États-Unis a accosté à Naples. -
The Story of the Butterfly
By Admin WebmasterSo the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. -
"I and the Father are one" - Tuesday 4th of Easter
By Admin Webmaster... Faith allows us to connect with Jesus through prayer. What else is a prayer but a way to communicate with Jesus Christ, who loves us and takes us to the Father? And the outcome and reward of this intimacy with Jesus in this life is eternal life, as we have read in the Gospel. -
"... believes not in me but in him who sent me" - Wednesday 4th of Easter
By Admin WebmasterThe importance of this work by the Father and his Messenger, well deserves the personal response of he who is listening. This response is to believe, that is, a profession of faith (cf. Jn 12:44); faith that gives us the light - by the same Jesus - so that we shall not remain in darkness... -
Holy See condemns church attacks in Africa
By Admin WebmasterThe head of the Holy Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, condemned Sunday’s church attacks in Nigeria and Kenya. -
Pacem in Terris 1963 - 2012
By Admin WebmasterFifty years on from April 27th to May 1st , the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences has chosen this encyclical as focus for its Plenary Assembly .The exact title being : "The Global Quest of Tranquillitas Ordinis, Pacem in Terris , Fifty years on ". -
Pope Benedict's prayer intention for May
By Admin WebmasterPope Benedict's general prayer intention for May is: "That initiatives which defend and uphold the role of the family may be promoted within society". -
For Vietnamese Buddhists in south Alabama a goddess of mercy is a powerful figure
By Admin WebmasterAlabama (USA) -- Down a gravel road, on the grounds of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple, the statue of a female figure rises 30 feet tall. Her name is Bodhisattva Quan Am. -
Third World Buddhist Forum closes in Hong Kong
By Admin WebmasterThe Third World Buddhist Forum wrapped up Friday in Hong Kong with messages of hope to create a harmonious world from leading Buddhist figures. Around 1,000 representatives from home and abroad attended the forum, including Buddhist leaders from different countries, well known Buddhist scholars, as well as individuals who are concerned with the development of Buddhism. -
Over 200 people feared dead in major ferry incident in the northeast Indian
By Admin WebmasterOver 200 people were feared dead in a major ferry incident in the northeast Indian state of Assam Monday evening, with 103 people confirmed dead from drowning while over 100 still remained missing after an over-packed double-decked steamer with 300 passengers capsized in the fast-flowing Brahmaputra river amid a heavy storm. -
Vesak Day 2012
By Admin WebmasterVesak is an annual public holiday observed traditionally by practicing Buddhists in South Asian and South East Asian countries like Nepal, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Pakistan and India. Sometimes informally called “Buddha’s birthday,” it actually encompasses the birth, enlightenment Nirvana, and passing (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha. -
St. Stephen: Meditation upon sacred scripture in order to understand the present
By Admin WebmasterVatican (2 May 2012) - The prayer of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was the theme of the Holy Father's catechesis during his general audience this morning. -
The Repentance Celebrating at Hoang Phap Pagoda
By Admin WebmasterIn the evening April 20th 2012 (falls on March 30th on the Dragon Year), as usual there are many Buddhists who came from everywhere to attend the repentance celebrating at Hoang Phap Pagoda. -
Buddhism and Compassion: Compassion, Wisdom, and the Path
By Admin WebmasterWisdom and compassion are sometimes compared to two wings that work together to enable flying, or two eyes that work together to see deeply. -
"I am the way, the truth and the life...": Friday 4th of Easter
By Admin WebmasterToday, on this Friday 4th of Easter, Jesus invites us to stay calm. Serenity and joy flow smoothly like a river of peace from his resurrected Heart towards ours, dazed and restless, so often shaken by an activity as hectic as it is futile. -
"...If you know me, you will know the Father also": May 3rd: Philip and James, apostles
By Admin WebmasterToday, we celebrate the feast of Philip and James, Apostles. The Gospel refers to those chats Jesus used to have with the Apostles only, with the purpose of giving them a clear idea about himself and his Mission on Earth. -
Universal Appreciation of Goodness
By Admin Webmaster...there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion. -
Speaking at Tu Xuyen Pagoda – Thai Binh Province
By Admin WebmasterApril 30th 2012 on Monday, Ven.Thich Chan Tinh came to visit and to speak at Tu Xuyen Pagoda – Thai Binh Province after receiving the Ven.Thich Thanh Dinh’s invitation. -
Thailand’s young Buddhist nuns challenge social conventions
By Admin WebmasterBangkok, Thailand -- Beam Atchimapon is already three days late for the new school term in her native city, the Thai capital of Bangkok – but for a good cause. -
Lotus lantern festival designated as Korea's "important intangible cultural
By Admin WebmasterSeoul, South Korea -- The Lotus lantern festival, “Yeondeunghoe” in Korean, was designated the intangible cultural heritage No. 122 by the Cultural heritage administration. -
The Meaning of Buddha's Birthday - Gratitude
By Admin WebmasterWhile many spend their birthdays celebrating their birth and well being, some birthdays deserve a bit more. Although Buddha achieved enlightenment, but he was eager to stay behind and help others to do the same. In this sense, Buddha's Birthday should not only be about celebrating with parades and lanterns, but thanking him for believing and spreading his wisdom. -
The Origin and Meaning of the Buddhist Flag
By Admin WebmasterThe Buddhist Flag, first hoisted in 1885 in Sri Lanka, is a symbol of faith and peace used throughout the world to represent the Buddhist faith. There appears to have been a controversy over as to who designed the Buddhist Flag. -
"Everything you ask in calling upon my Name, I will do" - Saturday 4th of Easter
By Admin Webmaster...by trying hard to make our prayers become a true dialogue of love, not a mere introspective monologue, and the daily renewed effort to discover Christ in our fellow men: our relatives, our friends, a neighbor perhaps in need of our attention and help, of our advice, of our friendship. -
"My Father is glorified when you bear much fruit" - Sunday 5th (B) of Easter
By Admin WebmasterToday, the Gospel offers us the allegory of the vine and the branches. Christ is the true vine, we are the branches and the Father is the vine grower. -
Regina Coeli: Christ is the vine, we are the branches
By Admin Webmaster“The Church grafts us as branches into the Paschal Mystery of Christ, into His own Person.” He called upon the faithful to bear in mind that “every one of us is like a vine, which lives only if it is growing every day in prayer, participation in the Sacraments, in charity, in its union with the Lord. -
Catholic priest gets international award for Mindoro mining fight
By Admin WebmasterPhilippines - A Catholic priest who led a group of tribal and community leaders in 2009 in an 11-day hunger strike to protest large-scale mining in Mindoro is among the six recipients of the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize, the foundation announced. -
Islam is fastest growing religion in US
By Admin WebmasterThe Muslims are the fastest growing religious community in the United States of America as after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 on World Trade Centre, the number of the Muslims in the US have soared by 67 percent. -
Panel examines the role of young people in social change
By Admin WebmasterNEW YORK — Preparing the world's young people for the future will require new directions in education that emphasize their role as global citizens. -
"L’étranger musulman" au coeur du débat Sarkozy-Hollande
By Admin WebmasterNicolas Sarkozy et François Hollande se sont livrés à un dialogue de sourds sur la question de l’islam de France. Pour cause: leurs conceptions de l’identité divergent du tout au tout. -
"The Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name..." - Monday 5th of Easter
By Admin WebmasterToday, Jesus shows us his immense desire for us to share his plenitude. United with him, we live into the stream of divine life that is the Holy Trinity.