Former churches converted into homes, holiday accommodation as places of worship are closed and sold
From the main road, it looks like many other country churches, with a cross sitting atop the roof at the entrance and classic arch windows.But…
From the main road, it looks like many other country churches, with a cross sitting atop the roof at the entrance and classic arch windows.But…
Montreal, Canada – Sikh leaders in North America have welcomed recent arrests in the killing of Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but allegations that…
NewsFeedIsraeli police detained a member of the Greek consulate’s security detail during the Orthodox Easter ceremony known as ‘Holy Fire’ at the Church of the…
The dramatic surroundings of Hingol National Park in Balochistan province are the setting for Pakistan’s largest Hindu celebration, Hinglaj Yatra, which started on Friday and…
In short: India's main opposition party has accused the prime minister of using "hate speech", just days after the country began its general election.Prime Minister Narendra…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida school districts will soon have the option of allowing volunteer chaplains to counsel students under a bill signed Thursday by Republican Gov.…
In short: A teenage boy who allegedly stabbed a bishop in Sydney's south-west has been charged with a terrorism offence.He has been recovering in a…
Student took legal action against London school, saying policy was discriminatory and ‘uniquely’ affected her faith. A Muslim pupil in the United Kingdom has lost…
AUSTRALIAN police have declared the stabbing at a church in a Sydney suburb a "terror act". New South Wales police officers rushed to the scene…
SIR Salman Rushdie has branded his alleged knife attacker a “dumb clown who got lucky”. The author, 76, blasts Hadi Matar as an inept would-be…
Baisakhi is an ancient festival symbolising the new harvest season and the beginning of the solar new year. In gurdwaras, or Sikh temples, people participate…
NewsFeedDrones capture images of thousands of Muslims celebrating Eid at New Delhi’s Grand Mosque in India. The Taj Mahal too became a site for worship,…
NewsFeedPalestinians in Gaza are marking the beginning of Eid al-Fitr amid Israel’s ongoing war on the Strip, where many say celebrations this year are overshadowed…
More than 60,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Fitr prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, but the atmosphere was subdued and not festive as people…
Washington, DC – Standing outside the White House, Mohamad Habehh placed his right hand on his face and closed his eyes in a sign of…
Jakarta, Indonesia – Millions of Muslims across Indonesia, including some of its ethnic Chinese minority, are preparing for Lebaran, as Indonesians call Eid, the festival…
The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis. The 20-page…
The first day of Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Here is how to wish someone a blessed Eid in various languages around…
Members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community, who were disallowed from attending other prayer services, have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation…
Washington, DC – The White House has cancelled a Ramadan iftar meal after several Muslim Americans declined the invitation in protest of President Joe Biden’s…