Religion

‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas
India’s top court and court in Varanasi hear petitions by Hindu groups claiming Mughal-era mosque has Lord Shiva relics.
Published On 18 May 2022
Pope to visit Canada in July to meet residential school survivors
Visit from July 24 to 30 comes after Pope Francis apologised for Catholic Church’s role in abuse of Indigenous children.
Published On 13 May 2022
Mob kills student over ‘blasphemy’ in northern Nigerian college
Cases of mob attacks because of alleged blasphemy happen intermittently in Nigeria, especially in the north.
Published On 12 May 2022
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For Vietnam’s fishermen, whales are gods of the southern sea
Within shoreline communities, tales of cetacean altruism are at the heart of a centuries-old tradition of whale worship.
Published On 10 May 2022

Internet connections cut and a curfew imposed following unrest between Hindus and Muslims in Rajasthan state.

Boston said raising flag of Christian group could violate the First Amendment that bars state endorsement of a religion.

Eid al-Fitr means ‘festival of breaking the fast’ and marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The three-day Muslim festival marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Authorities say 250,000 people gathered for prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque to mark Laylat al-Qadr, or Night of Power.

The Quran is the central religious text in Islam and is believed by Muslims to be God’s word as guidance for humanity.

How one Indigenous woman took the issue of Canada’s Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls to the pope in Rome.

At least 11 people die after being electrocuted when decorated truck touches overhead transmission line.

For third straight year, US commission recommends adding India to religious freedom blacklist over alleged abuses.

War in Ukraine entered its third month on Sunday – the day that Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter.

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