First stone-built Hindu temple in the Middle East rises in the UAE ahead of...
Pink sandstone spires decorated with deities and the pious soar above what was once a barren patch of desert between Abu Dhabi and Dubai — now the site of the first stone-constructed...
Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei embraced Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as...
The ceremony to declare Mama Antula a saint marked the first meeting between the Argentine pope and Milei, who once called Francis an “imbecile” for defending social justice. The president, who was...
Japan minister admits receiving Unification Church group’s backing
Japan's education minister, who is also responsible for religious issues, admitted Tuesday to having received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church for an election campaign.
Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was...
Church of England leader says a plan to send migrants to Rwanda undermines the...
The leader of the Church of England said Monday that Britain will undermine its standing in the world if it enacts a government plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to...
President for greater cooperation on Islamophobia, science among OIC countries
President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday stressed the need for increasing cooperation among Islamic countries to overcome the issue of Islamophobia in the world.
The president, in a meeting...
Greece faces growing opposition from the Orthodox Church over plans to legalize same-sex marriage
Greece’s center-right government is speeding up its timetable to legalize same-sex marriage despite growing opposition from the powerful Orthodox Church.
Government officials said Wednesday that the draft legislation would...
Millions of Indians celebrate a new temple. For Modi, it is a triumph of...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, in a political triumph for the populist leader...
Cardinal Fernández: The controversy over blessings to gay couples reflects the division in the...
The prefect of the dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Argentine Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, is in the eye of the storm for the blessings of homosexual couples, which, as he...
Vatican’s doctrine chief is raising eyebrows over his 1998 book that graphically describes orgasms
The Vatican’s new doctrine chief, who is already under fire from entire bishops conferences for his approval of blessings for same-sex couples, is now raising eyebrows over a book he wrote as a...