Buddhists Archives

A new solution for America’s empty churches: A change of faith

Jan 5, 2020

THE CONVERSATION Over the past few decades, vacant and underutilized churches have become a familiar sight in American cities. In some cases, a congregation or a religious governing body – say, a Catholic diocese – will sell the church to developers, who then turn them into apartments, offices, art galleries,

By Ashima Krishna

Dutch officials after church sale: ‘It’s better to have Buddhists than apartments’

Dec 11, 2019

Village churches are closing at an increasing rate in the Netherlands.

By Michiel van de Kamp - Katholiek Nieuwsblad

Thai woman calls Pope “Superman” for helping people

Nov 21, 2019

During a visit to the St. Louis Hospital, the largest Catholic healthcare facility in Thailand, Pope Francis said that those who suffer an illness are allowed to cry out in pain, as Christ himself did, while at the same time praying for the comforting and helping hand that reveals the presence of God who is always there.

By Inés San Martín

Pope’s visit to Thailand a ‘morale booster’ for tiny Catholic flock

Nov 20, 2019

Francis’s visit to Thailand, a nation that has a Catholic population of less than 400,000, has been described as a “morale booster” for this small community that represents 0.58 of the total population of 69 million.

By Inés San Martín

Sri Lanka attacks could reverse political sea change linked to pope

Apr 30, 2019

It seems trivial – not to mention horrifically insensitive – to focus on something so squalid as the political fallout from Sri Lanka’s tragedy, but some observers believe it could benefit the fortunes of the country’s former strongman.

By John L. Allen Jr.

DiMarzio says ‘Laudato si’ to flower in Brooklyn with green housing

Sep 15, 2018

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn on Wednesday told Pope Francis that his vision in ‘Laudato Si’ is flowering in America in green affordable housing projects.

By John L. Allen Jr.