1237-854 - Broken Chair, Memorial to the Victims of Landmines, United Nations Office, Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

809-9349 - Tac Say Church (Father Diep Church), believer praying after lighting incense, Bac Lieu, Vietnam

809-9347 - Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Virgin Mary and child, marble statue, La Vang, Vietnam

809-9342 - Holy Quran with Muslim prayer beads and Bible with rosary, Interfaith symbols between Christianity and Islam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

809-9333 - Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

809-9332 - Thien Truc Buddhist Pagoda, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

809-9331 - Quan Am Phat Dai Buddhist temple, Quan Am (Quanyin) (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Bac Lieu, Vietnam

809-9327 - Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

809-9326 - Thien Quang Buddhist Pagoda, Vesak celebration, Birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha, bathing infant Buddha to purify the heart, Tan Chau, Vietnam

809-9289 - Hands of Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy

809-9288 - Pope Francis during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy

809-9285 - Pope Francis celebrates Mass on World Children's Day on May 26, 2024, St. Peter's Basilica, UNESCO, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy

809-9277 - Maundy Thursday celebration and foot washing ceremony, Saint Philippe du Roule Catholic Church, Paris, France

809-9271 - Torah scrolls in Hebrew, Yad and Quran in Arabic, relationship between Muslims and Jews, interfaith peace concept, France

1360-626 - Homeless Jesus statue, Madrid, Spain

844-37563 - The Hiroshima Victims Memorial Cenotaph in the Pond of Peace, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

809-9181 - Hand and lotus flower, Guan Yin (Quan Am) (Bodhisattva) (Goddess of Compassion), Cau Dung Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

809-9167 - Islamic Holy Book Quran with rosary beads, Ramadan concept, Indonesia

809-9166 - Islamic Holy Book Quran with rosary beads, Ramadan concept, Indonesia

1372-821 - Hundreds of Jizo, Buddha statues, Zen Buddhism, Yoshino, Nara, Honshu, Japan, Asia

809-8887 - Hand of marble statue of the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, Bodgisattva Avalokitshevara (Guanyin) (Quan Am), Tinh That Quan Am Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8876 - Guanyin (Quan Am) (Goddess of Mercy and Compassion) (Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara), Linh Phuoc Buddhist Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8875 - Guanyin (Quan Am) (Goddess of Mercy and Compassion) (Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara), Linh Phuoc Buddhist Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-402225 - Gwanseeum-bosal, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do Province

809-8684 - Thien Quang Co Tu Buddhist temple, detail of Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8640 - Green Tara, a Buddhist deity associated with healing and compassion, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8618 - Sri Krishnan Hindu temple, blue-skinned Krishna, the Hindu deity of love and compassion, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8590 - Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara (Quan Am), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8589 - Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara (Quan Am), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-8584 - Avalokitesvara (Quan Am), the Bodhisattva of Compassion(Goddess of Mercy), Quan Am Buddhist Temple, Hanoi, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

1116-52665 - A Couple Smiling And Holding Hands In A Restaurant

1116-52449 - The Crucifixion

1116-52454 - Jesus In The Wilderness

1116-52664 - Front View Of A Couple Drinking In A Restaurant

1116-52620 - In The Father's Hands

1116-52456 - Jesus Carrying The Cross

1116-52448 - Jesus Dying On The Cross

1116-52365 - Jesus On The Cross

1116-52352 - Jesus Shares Bread

1116-52355 - Jesus With A Close Group Of People

1116-52360 - Jesus Wearing Crown Of Thorns

1116-52358 - Three Crosses On A Hill

1116-52356 - Jesus Rides On A Colt

1116-52350 - Jesus Washes A Disciple's Feet

809-8460 - Tibetan Prayer Flag for Faith, peace, wisdom, compassion, and strength, Pema Osel Ling Monastery, Dakshinkali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

1178-42007 - Prayer flags hanging in tree

1178-41203 - Monk in orange robe holding black bowl

1348-5594 - Love hope concept: Happy Daughter Visits mother holding hand for recovering lying on bed in Hospital, looking with hopeful emotion, Patient smiling when getting support from family.

1350-449 - Veterinarian inspecting dairy cows in a stable inside barn

809-8136 - Khai Doan King Honored Pagoda, Quan Am (Guan Yin), the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

857-95550 - Walter Clay a farmer feeding his sheep on Ovenden moor near Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK.

857-94641 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

809-7216 - Statue of Quan Am, Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Linh Phuoc Buddhist Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7217 - Statue of Quan Am, Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Chua Thien Lam Go Buddhist Pagoda, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7218 - Giant statue 67m tall of Quan Am, Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Linh Ung Buddhist Pagoda, Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-7215 - Statue of Quan Am, Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Linh Phuoc Buddhist Pagoda, Dalat, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

698-3202 - Capela de Nossa Senhora da Piedade (Lady Compassion Chapel), Pedra De Lume, Pedra di Lumi, Sal Island, Cape Verde, Atlantic, Africa

911-10939 - In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedented floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of land, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows A Medicin Sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people for malaria, many of whom proved positive for the disease, as a result of the drying up flood waters providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

809-6482 - Quan Am (Bodhisattva of Compassion) (Goddess of Mercy), Tu An Buddhist Temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

911-10638 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the girls school.

911-10637 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a woman planting trees for onward growth in the Ashrams forests.

911-10636 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

911-10641 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows the solar air conditioning for the Ashram's hospital.

911-10639 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows solar panels that focus the suns rays on heat exchangers to boil oil, which is then sent down to the kitchens below to heat the cookers.

911-10635 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Hematology Analyzer for analyzing blood in one of the labs in the specialist cancer hospital.

911-10640 - The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a cook preparing chapatis on a biofuel stove.

1178-8421 - Young girl holding a kitten

1178-8420 - Young girl holding a kitten

911-10356 - A water charity in Porterville supplying bottled water to houses who have had no running water for over five months, near Bakersfield, California, USA. Hoses in the East of Porterville, many of which are on private wells, have run completely out of water as the water table has dropped catastrophically. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

832-375220 - Head of a bronze buddha statue Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

832-375221 - Face of a bronze buddha statue Temple museum of Art and Antiquities Haw Pha Kaew Museum Vientiane Laos

809-5681 - Quan Am, the Bodhisattva of compassion, Tu An Buddhist temple, Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

1161-994 - Majdanek Concentration Camp - a child's shoe lies among shoes discarded from Jewish victims of the Holocaust, Poland.

809-5322 - Detail of a statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, St. Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

809-5323 - Quan Am, the Bodhisattva of Compassion (Goddess of Mercy), Tu An Buddhist temple, St. Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

832-61983 - Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-61973 - "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteswara, the Buddha of Compassion, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-62074 - Om mani padme hum, the Buddhist mantra of compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

832-61982 - Mani stones with the carved "Om Mani Padme Hum", the mantra of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

809-4950 - Quan Am Bodhisattva of Compassion, Tu An Buddhist Temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

1194-156 - TANZANIA Home of Compassion, for the sick and needy, Kigera village, near Musoma. Man suffering from leprosy. photograph by Sean Sprague

1196-121 - Bhutan. Prayer flags. supreme guru is someone is drunk with experience of three higher trainings. qualified is someone confidence, energy, intelligence compassion, is mindful of shortcomings of worldly life transcended wordly concerns. -vajra verses of whispered tradition by indian mahasiddha naropa

1194-154 - TANZANIA Home of Compassion, for the sick and needy, Kigera village, near Musoma. Girls collecting water from hand pump. photograph by Sean Sprague

1194-155 - TANZANIA Home of Compassion, for the sick and needy, Kigera village, near Musoma. Nun in red habit adoring statue of mother Mary. photograph by Sean Sprague

911-3724 - A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3729 - A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3728 - A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3723 - A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3727 - A Navy Sea King helicopter crew and mountain rescue team members treat a seriously injured walker who had fallen 250 , Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

809-1913 - Small statues of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Bongeunsa Temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

809-2236 - The Bodhisattva of Compassion, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

809-1917 - Kwanseum Bosal, Avalokitesvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion), Seoul, South Korea, Asia

809-1916 - Kwanseum Bosal, Avalokitesvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion), Seoul, South Korea, Asia

809-947 - Painting of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

809-264 - Mandala of compassion, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

809-263 - Mandala of compassion, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

252-10375 - Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia