The Latest Breaking News from Religion

Row over disinterment in East Lothian church highlights big property selloff accompanying retreat from organised religion

JLM welcomes ABVM's stand on Veerashaiva Lingayat not being Hindus, seeks clarifications from RSS, BJP & Panchacharyas.

National General Secretary of Jagatika Laingayat Mahasabha Shivanand Jamdar has said more historical documents unearthed recently further prove that Lingayatism is an independent religion

Mike Johnson’s links to key leaders prompts alarm he might try to erode elements of constitution on separation of church and state

It is 5 a.m. on Wednesday. The wake up bell for the inmates of Gandhi Grameen Gurukul Residential School at Hosaritti (Haveri district in Karnataka) has already been rung. Like other inmates of the Gurukul, Class VIII students Ravi Lamani, Vijay Karennavar and Yallappa Talawar have completed their daily chores…

Brothers of Italy party plans law to ‘safeguard’ Christian traditions and prevent schools ‘modifying the essence of Christmas’

Despite the holiday season’s calls for joy and peace, religious strife continues in many places. While the United States has a great deal of litigation and controversy over religion’s place in public life, it has largely avoided violence. Yet our society often seems unprepared to talk constructively about this contentious…

In the searing heat of Mecca, throngs of Muslims from around the world converged for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel is playing out on screens like never before. Through social media, millions are witnessing the violence that has killed thousands since Oct. 7.