Pope Leo XIV met with global religious leaders in Rome, reaffirming his commitment to interfaith dialogue and shared values with Buddhists including teachings on peace, compassion, and ecological responsibility
With war, inequality, and environmental collapse looming, Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on humility and peace aligns closely with Buddhist calls for wise and compassionate leadership
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was among Buddhist leaders offering a message of condolence on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis
The Pope has made great efforts to cultivate friendships across faiths and Buddhists have been among those most welcomed in Catholic interfaith efforts
For Buddhism, demographic destiny means that vibrant communities will always be more important than numerically large ones
The Pope urged those in attendance to continue the work of promoting unity, peace, and hope in a world in crisis
Participants in the dialogue agreed on the importance of building bridges to combat violence and promote peace
Despite Mongolia’s small population of Catholics, the pope’s visit played an important role in his global mission for peace and brotherhood with Buddhists
Pope Francis is the very first pontiff in the Church’s history to visit Mongolia, with a complicated set of issues to be deliberated
The trip extends the Pope’s many travels to Buddhist countries and is his first to a predominantly Vajrayana Buddhist country
Pope Francis was unable to attend the event which acted as a continuation of decades of friendship-building between Catholics and Buddhists
A delegation of more than 100 monastics from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
