Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia's faith diversity, harmony

Pope Francis has joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace.

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Pope Francis, right, is welcomed by Choijiljav Dambajav, abbot of the Buddhists’ Zuun Khuree Dashichoiling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar and Gabju Demberel Choijamts, abbot of the Buddhists’ Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, left, as he arrives at a meeting with religious leaders at the Hun Theatre in the Sky Resort compound some 15 kilometers south of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.

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