Buddhism Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/interreligious/buddhism/ England and Wales Thu, 21 May 2026 13:31:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Buddhism Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/interreligious/buddhism/ 32 32 174395915 Vatican message for Vesak calls Christians and Buddhists to be true agents of reconciliation https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-message-for-vesak-2026/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-message-for-vesak-2026/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 08:18:43 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=117625 The Vatican, through its Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, has released a message to the world’s Buddhists as they prepare to celebrate Vesak, to uphold the shared responsibility conferred on Christians and Buddhists to promote peace, challenge injustice, and urge those in positions of authority not to inflame division but to pursue dialogue over confrontation. Cardinal […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-message-for-vesak-2026/feed/ 0 117625 Vatican Message for the Feast of Vesakh 2021 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-message-for-the-feast-of-vesakh-2021/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/vatican-message-for-the-feast-of-vesakh-2021/#respond Thu, 20 May 2021 14:13:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56310 Buddhist communities around the world celebrate the Feast of Vesakh on Wednesday, 26 May. It’s sometimes called Buddha Day as it marks Gautama Buddha’s birthday, although the feast celebrates all three important stages of the Buddha’s life – his birth, enlightenment and passing away. All are said to have taken place at the full moon of […]

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