Pope Francis has died: A step-by-step guide to what happens in next days | Religion News
Pope Francis has died aged 88, the Vatican announced on April 21, 2025. His death came one day after a brief appearance to thousands gathered…
Pope Francis’s last appearance | Obituaries
NewsFeedPope Francis made his final public appearance on Easter Sunday, a day before his death. Too weak to give his full traditional Easter message, the…
Pope Francis, pontiff who highlighted plight of marginalised, dies at 88 | Obituaries News
Pope Francis, the Argentinian pontiff who brought the plight of the world’s most marginalised back to the centre of the Roman Catholic Church’s attention, has…
Israeli police clash with Christian worshippers on Easter | Occupied East Jerusalem
NewsFeedIsraeli police threatened Christians trying to celebrate Easter as they corralled worshippers at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel also…
In brief Easter appearance at Vatican, Pope Francis urges Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Pontiff had been increasingly vocal about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza before being hospitalised with pneumonia.During a fleeting appearance before thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered…
Thousands gather for centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem | Jerusalem News
Thousands of Christians gathered in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulchre for a centuries-old Holy Fire ceremony. Holding unlit candles, they packed into the…
US VP Vance discusses thorny issue of migration with Vatican | Religion News
The Vatican affirmed good relations with the US but noted ‘an exchange of opinions’ on global conflicts and migration.US Vice President JD Vance has met…
Video: Easter overshadowed by war for Christians in Palestine
Palestinian Christians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza find little joy beset by war and conflict. Source link
Bethlehem carvers fret over second Easter without tourists | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On most Easter holidays, the cobbled streets of Bethlehem — the occupied West Bank town revered as the birthplace of Jesus — would be bustling…
India deploys troops after deadly protests over Muslim endowment bill | Religion News
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state – home to 25 million Muslims.Indian…
Pope Francis meets King Charles, Queen Camilla during Vatican convalescence | Politics News
Charles tells Italy’s parliament that peace is ‘never to be taken for granted’ before a surprise visit to Pope Francis.Pope Francis met privately with King…
India’s opposition says will challenge Muslim properties bill in top court | Religion News
India’s opposition parties say they will challenge a recently passed bill that overhauls laws governing Muslim religious endowments in the country’s Supreme Court. The waqf…
Indian parliament’s lower house passes controversial Muslim endowments bill | Religion News
India’s lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim endowments worth…
Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world | Religion News
Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted…
‘Eid of Sadness’: Gaza marks festival amid Israeli bombings, lack of food | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate as they marked Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to…
Month of giving: Syrians in Ethiopia keep Ramadan iftar tradition alive | Religion
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood near…
Eid Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages | Religion News
Eid begins on Sunday, March 30 in Saudi Arabia. Here’s how to wish a blessed Eid in different languages.With the sighting of the new moon…
Ramadan in colour: How Muslims in Africa celebrate the holy month and Eid | Arts and Culture
Nigeria: Spirituality and horseback parades Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is also home to the continent’s largest number of Muslims. The mainly Muslim northern regions…
How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government | Religion News
Bhopal, India – In January this year in Ujjain, a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, authorities bulldozed nearly 250 properties, including…
Sidi Shayban’s Ramadan iftars challenge Israeli restrictions in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict
El-Bireh, occupied West Bank – In a modest Ramallah hotel, nearly 100 displaced Palestinians from Gaza, most receiving medical treatment, wait silently for iftar. They…