03 May 2009
A Tamil priest who conducted South Africa's first known gay wedding by Hindu rites has gone underground as upset community... Read more
Category: Articles
26 April 2009
A new initiative hopes to help map and explain the rapid growth and social impact of Pentecostal and charismatic churches... Read more
22 April 2009
The Heralds of the Gospel, a fast-growing Brazilian-based Catholic movement, has gained the favor of church leaders and the Vatican... Read more
17 March 2009
The recent election of a bishop in the Episcopal Church who also has received Buddhist lay ordination has reignited controversy... Read more
05 February 2009
Holding its rituals and gatherings in a Parisian restaurant, the Kolob Order may well be the first effort... Read more
28 December 2008
While religious and especially conservative Christian themes may be controversial in Hollywood, the large and growing film industry in Nigeria... Read more
28 December 2008
In the Velliangiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, near Coimbatore, a fairly new spiritual organisation has become active in recent years:... Read more
16 December 2008
United Sikhs, an Sikh advocacy group, has challenged the French government's ban on the wearing of turbans before the UN... Read more
16 December 2008
In November, the Malaysian National Fatwa Council issued a fatwa (religious ruling), deeming as 'haram' (prohibited) the practice of yoga. Read more
15 December 2008
The formation of a new Anglican body in the U.S. and Canada is not only the latest stage of the... Read more