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Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as new grand mufti | Politics News
Saudi Arabia’s status as home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina means grand mufti’s pronouncements are closely watched.
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US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms | Education News
A United States federal judge has granted a temporary block against a Texas law that would require the Ten Commandments
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At least six killed in crowd crush at Hindu temple in India’s Haridwar | Religion News
Overhead power line reportedly snaps and falls onto a part of the crowd, triggering panic among devotees. At least six
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US man convicted in Palestinian-American boy hate crime murder dies in jail | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The murder of Wadee Alfayoumi and attack on his mother stand as one of the worst hate crimes in the
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In Armenia, a bitter dispute escalates between PM Pashinyan and the Church | Politics News
A confrontation between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenia’s top Christian clerics seems to be deepening, polarising the deeply religious
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Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday with followers in north Indian town | Religion News
Cultural performances mark the occasion, while messages from global leaders are read out during the ceremony. The Dalai Lama, spiritual
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Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death | Religion News
In a rebuke to China, the Tibetan spiritual leader says only his foundation has the power to recognise his successor.
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‘Leone!’ Vatican crowds hail Leo XIV as new pope of the Catholic Church | Religion News
Vatican City – It felt like the square could talk in one voice: “Leone! Leone! Leone!” Thousands of people in
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Who is Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff? | Religion News
The white smoke has billowed, and the Catholic church has a new pope – and he’s American. Cardinals at the
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