UUA President Rev. Peter Morales is in the midst of a week-long visit with interfaith partners in Japan. On Sunday, Rev. Morales attended the worship service at the historic Universalist church in Tokyo: Dojin Church. Members of the Tokyo Unitarian Fellowship (a largely ex-pat group) met with him...

From March 3 – 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. The visit will also provide Rev. Morales with an opportunity to extend congratulatory greetings to Rissho Kosei-kai during its annual “Founding Day.” The...

From March 3 - 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. These include: Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK) - a 6-million member lay-Buddhist organization headquartered in Tokyo....

Rev. Eric Cherry, Director of the International Office at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), is currently in the Philippines attending a bi-annual Council meeting with the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU). The ICUU fosters connections between Unitarian and...

Dumaguete City on the island of Negros, somewhat further north. Although it was not entirely spared from the typhoon, damage has been less severe there. The President of the UU Church of the Philippines, Rev. Rebecca Sienes, sent the following message on Sunday: Good morning to all! We are well...

On Saturday October 22, a delegation of twenty-three Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) for the day. Leading the group on an East Coast tour was the former chairman of Rissho Kosei-kai, Rev. Norio Sakai, who presented gifts and greetings to President Rev. Peter Morales and Gini Courter, on...

Derek Mitchell, the new Director of the UU Holdeen India Program (UUHIP), shares the following update: During August and September, friends of the...

Tsubaki Grand Shrine. In my first three days here, I have been given Shinto priest clothing to wear, been introduced to the shrine’s ceremonies, and worn a loincloth while shouting at the top of my lungs and then standing under a freezing-cold waterfall. I’ve also eaten more fish than I have in...

That fateful summer, 8:15. The roar of a B-29 breaks the morning calm. A parachute opens in the blue sky. Then suddenly, a flash, an enormous blast—silence—hell on Earth... August 6th marks the 66th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The UUA's International Office has a helpful...

In keeping with a historied tradition of honoring individuals who have had a transformative impact on society, Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study bestowed this year's Radcliffe Institute Medal upon Ela Bhatt, founder of the UU Holdeen India Program partner....

UU Holdeen India Program partner Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan (SUTRA), as a winner of their "Property Rights: Identity, Dignity, & Opportunity for All" competition at last week's annual a pilot program of five naya sasurals, comprised of 10 single women and their children, to demonstrate the value ...

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUSCRissho Kosei-kai (RKK). RKK and the UUA have been in a close relationship since the late 1960s when former UUA President Dana Greeley and RKK Founder Nikkyo Niwano formed a close bond with each other related to their shared commitment to enhancing world...

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUSCInternational Association for Religious Freedom (IARF). The significance of this visit increased dramatically following the tragic earthquake and tsunami which caused such terrible damage....

This is an essay by a student of the Dalit Shakti Kendra (DSK) vocational school in Ahmedabad, a partner of the which President Morales attended last month on his...

Ela Bhatt, founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a partner of the UU Holdeen India Program, is on the list of International Women's Day, advocacy organization International Women's Day takes place on March 8th; this is the 100th anniversary of this special day.

On February 14, 2011, Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) and with leaders of the here.) The Khasi Unitarian movement he founded is now the third largest group of Unitarians or Unitarian Universalists in the world....

On February 14, 2011, Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) and with leaders of the...

On February 14, 2011, Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) and with leaders of the...

On February 14, 2011, Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) and with leaders of the...