Reuters – Buddhist monks celebrate Vesakh Day
Representatives from the Buddhist and Catholic communities in
the US are holding an interreligious dialogue this week near Rome and
will meet with Pope Francis today. The five-day meeting, which began on
Tuesday is on the subject of ‘Suffering, Liberation and Fraternity’.
The 46 American representatives have gathered at the headquarters of
the Focolare movement near Rome, a predominantly Catholic movement which
does also have members from other faiths, including Buddhism. The
delegates have come from New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los
Angeles and Washington DC, and include members of the major Buddhist
traditions in the US.
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