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#vatican #israel #palestine #ukraine : #religion / #war / #ceasefire / #nonviolence / #peace

»Pope Leo XIV called for a #ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine on Sunday (…). He spoke from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica.

"I am deeply pained by what is happening," said Leo, referring to the war in Gaza. "Let the fighting cease immediately, let humanitarian aid be provided to the exhausted civilian population, and may all hostages be released.“«

npr.org/2025/05/11/g-s1-65758/

Retired in April, yet still have invited presentations in May, June, and July. The May presentation is designed for a study abroad program in Ōsaka to students from the ArtCenter College of Design in California:
"Entering the Japanese Religious Imagination"

This presentation is intended to inspire young people's imagination while outlining Japan's history and religions: Shintō, Buddhism, Folk Religions, and Syncretism (mixing and matching religions). It starts with what the earliest settlers over 30,000 years ago probably experienced, and then subdivides the periods of Japanese history to show their different character. There are photos of Buddhist temples, Shintō shrines, and major festivals of Kyōto. You can read three deeply moving legends after a slide of questions about the East Asian values and ways of thinking the legends represent.

Slideshow: dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.234

#Japan #religion #religions #Buddhism #Shinto #imagination #temple #shrine #festival

@religion @ @mythology

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@elefan @sz @jochenwettach

#Religion #GeoPol #Ukrainekrieg
#OrthodoxeKirche #KyrillI

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...Kriegs gegen die #Ukraine erheblich verschärft...👈

Darin wird 👉vom "Heiligen Krieg" gesprochen und eine staatliche Unabhängigkeit der #Ukraine kategorisch ausgeschlossen...👈

"Im nun beschlossenen Grundsatzdokument wird mit dem Segen des #Patriarchen und vieler Hierarchen der #ROK erklärt, 👉die "militärische Spezialoperation" #Russlands in der #Ukraine...

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'The naked truth': India to include caste in census in 100-year first
By Patrick Martin

India's caste system is 3,000 years old and continues to determine the opportunities that most of the country's 1.4 billion people have, from work to marriage.

abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/ind

ABC News · Indian government to include caste questions in census for first time since independenceBy Patrick Martin