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.
| 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Gabju Demberel Choijamts, left, abbot of the Buddhists’ Gandantegchinlen Monastery in Ulaanbaatar addresses Pope Francis during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Rector of the only Orthodox church in Mongolia, Father Antony Gusev, left, addresses Pope Francis, right, during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Pope Francis is welcomed by Choijiljav Dambajav, abbot of the Buddhists’ Zuun Khuree Dashichoiling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar 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. Pope Francis praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Pope Francis speaks during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Pope Francis speaks during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Pope Francis, center, speaks during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Rector of the only Orthodox church in Mongolia, Father Antony Gusev addresses Pope Francis during 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia’s faith diversity, harmonyPope 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation. 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. Pope Francis has praised Mongolia’s tradition of religious freedom dating to the times of founder Genghis Khan during the first-ever papal visit to the Asian nation.
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