13 March 2010 Judaism: Orthodox Jewish women as rabbis? It’s all in the name Orthodox Jewish women in the US are being trained to assume leadership roles in synagogues that are similar to those... Read more
01 March 2010 Nigeria: Pentecostal boom—healing or reflecting a failing state? It has been a puzzle why evangelicals, and particularly Pentecostals, have long had a presence in Africa, and especially Nigeria,... Read more
01 March 2010 Christian-Muslim relations: Swiss Evangelicals criticize minaret ban Although the ban on building new Muslim minarets in Switzerland was co-initiated by the Federal Democratic Union (FDU), a political... Read more
08 January 2010 Buddhism: campaign to turn Bodh Gaya into vegetarian zone Hollywood star Richard Gere, who is in Bodh Gaya in Bihar to attend a five-day discourse on Buddhism by Tibetan... Read more
08 January 2010 France: French Sikhs bringing turban ban issue to Delhi A delegation of Sikhs from France will land in New Delhi Thursday for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual... Read more
04 January 2010 Catholicism and Orthodoxy: a forgotten page of the history of uniatism in Albania Uniatism remains a contentious issue in Catholic-Orthodox relations. A recent book by Albanian-born scholar Ines Angeli Murzaku brings to light... Read more
24 December 2009 Catholicism and Anglicanism: new Vatican provisions offer new day for Anglican converts in the US The recent Vatican invitation to Anglicans that allows them to convert en masse to Catholicism has a familiar ring to... Read more
19 December 2009 India: Uttarakhand to train yoga gurus to tackle swine flu Hundreds of hermits and yoga gurus will be taught about the proper practice of hand washing and other necessary medical... Read more
19 December 2009 USA: Sikh with turban taken back in US Army A campaign by Sikhs in America has resulted in the US Army accepting another Sikh recruit for active duty with... Read more
15 December 2009 USA: decline in conservative Churches Religion-in-public news last week featured a Pew poll that demonstrated how many Americans mix faiths. More on that in... Read more