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October 12, 2017

Pope to press inter-religious respect in Myanmar

A young Rohingya refugee carries a child Oct. 10 while walking in a camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Pope Francis, who will visit Bangladesh Nov. 30-Dec. 2, has appealed for their protection of the Rohingya on several occasions, calling them "our brothers and sisters."
Amid international condemnation of Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya people, Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh to recognize each nation’s struggle for independence, promote interreligious respect and encourage the minority Catholic communities.
Published in International
September 18, 2017

Pope praises Rome's first interreligious half-marathon

Pilgrims hold a large Colombian flag as Pope Francis leads the Angelus in St. Peter's Square Sept. 17 at the Vatican.

VATICAN CITY – After thousands of runners completed the first ever "multireligious" half-marathon in Rome, Pope Francis praised the initiative, which was sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Culture.

Published in Vatican
September 2, 2016

Mother Teresa showed young Buddhist who Jesus is

Missionaries of Charity Father Francisco Akihiro from Japan is pictured outside an exhibit on Blessed Teresa of Kolkata in Rome Sept. 2. A personal encounter with Mother Teresa led Father Akihiro to become Catholic and eventually a priest. He was born into a Buddhist family and said he didn't know the name of Jesus.

VATICAN CITY – A personal encounter with Mother Teresa and her work serving the poor and the dying led a young Japanese man on a journey of faith and conversion.

Published in Faith
May 8, 2015

Many faiths, one future

Fo Guang Shan Temple hosted its inaugural Interfaith Youth Forum to connect youth voices from all faiths across the Greater Toronto Area.

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The main shrine of Mississauga’s grand Fo Guang Shan Temple is typically used by Buddhists for weekly services or meditation. On May 2, however, a modest crowd of Catholics, Sikhs, Jews and Muslims joined with the Buddhists to address a situation that  all grapple with — the future.

Published in Youth Speak News
May 1, 2015

Students of other faiths thrive at Catholic school

Kalana Sembakuttige, left, and Clement Yen went on Brebeuf’s Holy Week pilgrimage to Rome last year.

PHOTO GALLERY: Students from other faiths are included at Brebeuf College, an all boys' Catholic high school in Toronto. See photos from the students' Holy Week pilgrimage to Rome.

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Toronto’s Brebeuf College School has a vibrant faith life, and not only for Catholic students.

While attending a school of a different faith can be daunting, the experience has proven worthwhile for the school’s Catholic and non-Catholic students alike.

Published in Youth Speak News
January 15, 2015

Buddhist centre breaks tradition, shows Pope revered relic

Pope Francis greets Buddhist monks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14. The pope paid an unscheduled visit to a Buddhist temple at the headquarters of the Maha Bodhi Society, responding to an invitation he had received the previous day from its head priest.

MAKOLA, Sri Lanka - When Pope Francis made a surprise visit to a prominent Buddhist temple in Colombo Jan. 14, the head of the Maha Bodhi Society of Sri Lanka reciprocated by showing the Pope historical relics of Buddhas' disciples, normally exposed only for the annual Buddhist feast in May.

Published in International