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An Interview with Rabbi Ariel Burger, Author of ‘Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom’

08 Jul 2019
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Joseph Preville

"Listening to a witness makes you a witness." – Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) was an internationally-recognized writer, educator, and human rights activist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace...

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Receives the Luxembourg Peace Prize

03 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Awarded for "Outstanding Inner Peace" 93-year old Buddhist teacher and famous Zen master, Known affectionately as "Thay" meaning teacher to his followers, the Zen teacher, is awarded this...

How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement

27 Jun 2019
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Anila Sadiq

Portions of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals to eradicate racial inequality were echoed in the Quran some 1,300 years prior. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived a life worth living. He worked diligently...

Thich Nhat Hanh Remains in Stable Condition at Tu Hieu Pagoda in Vietnam

03 Mar 2019
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Alison Lesley

Thich Nhat Hanh will spend the of his life in Vietnam Celebrated monk . Instead of traveling far away to seek different medical treatments, the monk as opted to stay at the Tu Hieu Pagoda where he trained...

Thich Nhat Hanh to be Awarded Union Medal

23 Aug 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Thich Nhat Hanh was friends with Martin Luther King Jr., who nominated Hanh for the Nobel Prize. by the City of New York's Union Theological Seminary. Previous winners of this award include Al Gore,...

Auschwitz Survivor Elie Wiesel Dies at 87

06 Jul 2016
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Elisa Meyer

The 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel was laid to rest at a Manhattan synagogue. Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born American Jewish writer, Holocaust survivor, and Nobel Laureate, passed away...

Mother Teresa will be Declared a Saint September 4

22 Mar 2016
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Corey Barnett

Pope Francis says Mother Teresa will enter sainthood September 4. It is only fitting that Mother Teresa be made a saint in the year that Pope Francis declared as the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Mother...

Pope Francis Confirms Mother Teresa Will be Made a Saint

21 Dec 2015
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Corey Barnett

Mother Teresa will be a Saint. It has been brewing for months, and now it is confirmed that Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun from Kolkata, will be declared a Saint in 2016. Pope Francis has already...

Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh Receives Catholic “Peace on Earth” Award

31 Oct 2015
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Derek Welch

Thich Nhat Hanh, "Thay" is the first Buddhist to receive the Catholic Pacem in Terris peace award. Thích Nhất Hạnh, a Buddhist monk hailing from Vietnam, is the recipient of the Pacem in Terris...

Dalai Lama: This is not a Political Matter, Not Religious. It’s About Survival.

27 Oct 2015
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Corey Barnett

In a new video, the Dalai Lama calls for united action on global warming. 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the 14th Dalai Lama has called for action to restrict global warming and subsequent damage...