Walk for Peace monks return to Texas, reflection event planned

Montana women reflect on Peace Walk with Buddhist Monks

BUTTE A group of 19 Vietnamese Buddhist monks recently completed a remarkable 15-week journey, walking 2,300 miles from Texas to Washington, D.C. to promote peace during a time of national division.Their message of hope and unity resonated with several Butte women who traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to witness part of this extraordinary pilgrimage.Bridgett Petriz, a Peace Walk participant, first discovered the monks' journey through social media…

Walk for Peace Buddhist monks arrive in Fort Worth for homecoming celebration

Hundreds of people from across the country attended the monks’ welcome festivities in the Historic Stop Six neighborhood.

Monks walked for 4 months. Here’s what people learned from them.

TRIANGLE, Va. — The roads were slick with ice, the ground was caked with hardened snow, and the stiff winds made an already brutally cold day in the Virginia suburbs feel below zero. Yet people came out by the hundreds. A group of Buddhist monks who had walked all the way from Texas stopped on Saturday at a Ramada Inn in Triangle, Virginia, about 40 miles from Washington, their final destination. They were swarmed by crowds, just as they had be…

Walk for Peace monks return to Texas, reflection event planned

After an arduous 112-day journey spanning more than 2,300 miles, a group of Buddhist monks has officially completed their cross-country "Walk for Peace."

Buddhist monks end their cross-country walk in Maryland’s capital

Going beyond Washington, D.C., Walk for Peace makes last-minute addition in Annapolis, greeted by hundreds on iconic nationwide journey.