22 April 2009 Brazil: Catholic movement changes image and finds growth, Vatican recognition 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 USA: election of Episcopal Bishop claiming Buddhist lay ordination draws controversy 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 France: Kolob Order blends Mormonism and Freemasonry Holding its rituals and gatherings in a Parisian restaurant, the Kolob Order may well be the first effort... Read more
28 December 2008 Religion in Africa: Nigeria becomes a powerhouse of evangelical filmmaking 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 India: the engineering of Sadhguru’s Isha 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 France: Sikhs challenge turban ban before UN body 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 Malaysia and Indonesia: reactions after the fatwa forbidding Muslims to practice yoga 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 North America: new Anglican Church in U.S. and Canada draws conservative dissenters The formation of a new Anglican body in the U.S. and Canada is not only the latest stage of the... Read more
21 November 2008 Peru: the festival of the Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) The festival of the Señor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) is one of the most important religious phenomena of... Read more
05 November 2008 USA: new study of Orthodox laity finds more unity than division The first nationally representative survey of laity in Eastern Orthdoox churches in the US finds a strong sense of... Read more