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Prayers during Ullambana - Photo by Dorje Tenzin, via Wikicommons

9 July 2018

The Weekly Shot: Ullambana

The Ullambana, or Ghost Festival (also known as Zhongyuan Jie, Gui Jie, or Yulan) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held to honor beloved ancestors who have passed away.

What do you get when you take a group of French students consisting of a Muslim, Jew, Christian, Agnostic, and an Atheist?

Global Compassion's computer lab in Cameroon helps make youth less vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist groups.

As you join the People Uniting Campaign, your investment and efforts elevate hope and have a positive impact on communities around the world.

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URI Welcomes 12 New Cooperation Circles in June 2018

Please give a warm welcome to the latest groups to join the global URI network.

URI Pakistan Presents UMANG, January - March 2018 Issue

Please enjoy the latest issue of the URI Pakistan Newsletter UMANG, which covers events from January - March 2018 .

Youth Leaders Partner to Stop Plastic Pollution in Uganda

A youth interfaith partnership in Kampala Celebrates World Environment Day by building community sensitivity to plastics pollution to end plastics dumping into roads, rivers and drinking wells.

The Weekly Shot: Healing the Earth in Venezuela

In Caracas, Venezuela, on April 28, the members of "Circulo De Cooperación para el Diálogo" held an interreligious prayer day, all praying with the intention to send healing energies to Mother Earth.

Bishop Swing Honors Rev. Sally Bingham

URI's Founding President, Bishop William E. Swing, spoke at Rev. Sally Bingham's retirement party on June 13, 2018.

Heal the Earth With the Power of the Hands

In the city of Caracas, Venezuela, on April 28, the members of Circulo De Cooperación para el Diálogo (CC for Dialogue) met with neighbors from some areas of the capital to hold an interreligious prayer day and to be able to send healing energies through the practice of Reiki.