Dates：2026/02/17 ~ 2026/06/28
Opening Hours : 10: 00 - 17: 30（Closed on Mondays, open as usual on consecutive holidays, and will be closed until the next day.）
Venue：7F NATURE IN ME 
Admission： Admission is free. Tickets for the Museum of World Religions can be purchased at the Information Desk on the 7th floor. For ticket prices, see: Hours and Admission.
Website：https://www.mwr.org.tw/2026vatican

It began with an encounter across ten thousand miles.
Different religions, different languages,
yet the footsteps were the same.

The monk carried only a heart that listens,
walking between the unknown and devotion.

Within the landscape of faith, robes move with the light, shadows follow each step.
It is the stillness that gives rise to tranquil dwelling, the contemplation that nurtures awareness.
In each step, in each breath, practice unfolds in the present moment.

Not seeking truth from afar,
but within a single thought,
returning inward, the world is in view.

In the Vatican, prayers flow like a river of history.
Stone steps, squares, and crowds whisper in the wind of time.
Robes and vestments walk side by side; monks and priests reflect one another in the morning light.

What we gaze upon is not ritual, nor symbol, but the shifting of light and shadow, the traces the wind leaves on stone.
Through the monk’s eyes, may that instant of stillness remain as a gentle light in memory—
to understand that “Love is our shared truth; Peace is our eternal longing,”
and thus, “Universal compassion for every life” becomes the path we continue to walk.

May these images from afar meet you in this moment,
and even if you have never stepped through the doors of religion,
may you still feel the serene tenderness and blessing.