From The Irrawaddy Too often, interfaith meetings end in grand declarations, plans, commissions and admonitions on improving relations. Here, though is something simple and true, a most valuable call from this important conference: “If we want to achieve peace, all individuals first need to … Continue reading
Catholic cardinal of Myanmar, Charles Maung Bo, who was named a cardinal by Pope Francis on Jan. 4, warned on Tuesday that Buddhist nationalism directed against minority Muslims could drive the latter to connect with international extremist groups that would “retaliate”. … Continue reading
According to the latest edition of the he Walk Free Foundation’s Global Slavery Index, almost 36 million people are trapped in slavery of some kind. Pope Francis gathered religious leaders at the Vatican to commit to working together for the eradication of slavery … Continue reading
Long a war ridden country between the Sinhalese Buddhist community and the Tamil Hindus, Sri Lanka is healing its wounds after more than two decades of civil war. Again we see that religion, often a factor of division, has the … Continue reading