Religion in the Daily News

Religion in the Daily News

• Religion Bulletin – July 2026: Father Trương Bửu Diệp Beatified; Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhists Face Harassment 13 August 2026 6 h 19 min The Vietnamese Magazine Notable Religious Events in July 2026: Father Trương Bửu Diệp Beatified at Tắc Sậy Authorities Continue Harassing Followers of the Pure Hòa Hảo Buddhist Church Gia Lai Rejects Request to Return Sơn Ca Kindergarten to Chợ Đồn Parish Gia Lai Tries Four …
• Toolkits to Transparency 13 August 2026 6 h 09 min The Statesman (India) Every few months, Indian public discourse rediscovers the word toolkit. It surfaced during the farmers’ protests, has since appeared in debates over social media campaigns, election narratives, environmental activism, public health advocacy, and even …
• Will America let Usha Vance stay a Hindu? 13 August 2026 6 h 09 min The Statesman (India) The American vice president, JD Vance’s political base is MAGA, a Christian white nationalist coalition that believes in Christian white supremacy in America. Vance is widely seen as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2028, and …
• Prosecution's Failure To Produce Witnesses 'Indirectly' Helping Accused: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail In PFI 'Terror Plot' Case 13 August 2026 6 h 05 min Live Law The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to two accused booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) in a case alleging a conspiracy to attack Hindu religious organisations and sensitive places in Uttar Pradesh, observing that …
• Check out Little Free Libraries in Clear-Ridge area: Alexis Bocanegra 13 August 2026 6 h 04 min Greater Southwest News-Herald - Illinois Little Free Libraries are scattered around Chicago’s Southwest Side, small wooden boxes with glass doors perched on front lawns, in front of homes, libraries, and outside of churches. They’re a part of a grassroots book-sharing network that has grown to …
• Deadline extended for trustee appointments to 220 temples 13 August 2026 5 h 49 min News Today Net   Chennai, Aug 13: The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department has extended the deadline for submitting applications for the appointment of non-hereditary trustees to 220 temples under its control till August 28. The applications …
• Makkah diplomacy and the New Middle East 13 August 2026 5 h 48 min Al Majalla Throughout its illustrious history, Makkah has been the venue for numerous social, economic, intellectual, political, and security agreements. These range from Hilf al-Fudul before Islam, which complemented Hilf al-Mutayyibin, to the mutual defence …
• False claims spread about ‘Christian’ category on 2026 Census 13 August 2026 5 h 11 min Neos Kosmos False claims are circulating online that “Christian” has been removed as a religious affiliation category from Australia’s 2026 Census. According to AAP FactCheck, the claim is false, with Christianity never having been a standalone tick-box option on the …
• Sheikh Jingir, “infidels” and the rest of us 13 August 2026 4 h 59 min Blueprint Newspapers Limited Infidels, literarily means “without faith”, or more succinctly people who do not share same faith, especially within the context of the user or speaker of the word. The word is by all means controversial, derogatory, and even insulting, especially when and …
• Ghost hunting influencer dies in horror car crash after smashing religious statue in viral video 13 August 2026 4 h 48 min Daily Star Jiang Xiaorou, 24(Image: Jam Press) A supernatural influencer has died in a horror car crash just months after smashing a religious statue in a viral video. Ghost hunter, Jiang Xiaorou, was a passenger in a rideshare vehicle when it was involved in a …
• Joining forces with people in the ecumenical movement for the sake of unity can cause spiritual harm 13 August 2026 4 h 29 min Renew America Joining forces with people in the ecumenical movement for the sake of unity can cause spiritual harm By Marsha West August 12, 2026 Christians cannot take that good impulse and then baptize an ecumenical mess where Protestants, Rome, hyper-charismatic …
• A Tribute To MP Parameswaran, A Life Ahead Of Its Time 13 August 2026 4 h 07 min Free Press Journal MP Parameswaran, who died in Thrissur at 92, is remembered for his lifelong work in popular science, literacy movements, and the promotion of scientific temper in India | AI Generated Image If ever there was a person who lived ahead of his time, it was MP …
• Lekau Dares Churches Over Motion 13 August 2026 2 h 51 min Botswana Gazette The prostitution legalisation debate is spilling beyond Parliament as MP Galenawabo Lekau challenges churches to march against his motion and vows to mobilise sex workers in response. SESUPO RANTSIMAKO Mogoditshane North MP Galenawabo Lekau has refused to …
• The Land That Blocks the Cradle 13 August 2026 2 h 50 min Quadrant At first glance Italy and the Islamic Republic of Iran have nothing in common except football and religious devotion, not necessarily in that order. Both countries, however, once had policies designed to stimulate rapid population growth.  Iran still has …
• The Cult‑Hunter Who Built His Own Criminal “Cult”: The Athanor Affair in France 13 August 2026 2 h 50 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne Lawyers enter the courtroom for the Athanor trial. Screenshot. A senior intelligence officer once celebrated for defending republican values against alleged “cultic deviances” created a clandestine structure in the shape of a deviant …
• Satire in ancient Kashmir 13 August 2026 2 h 41 min Greater Kashmir The book Three Satires from Ancient Kashmir takes the reader back to the times when Kashmir was demographically Hindu. When this book was written for the first time in Sanskrit, the advent of Islam was still two to three centuries away in time. Although, …
• Seventy-nine years: an audit (Part - III) 13 August 2026 2 h 05 min The News International Numbers failed, guarantees failed and time healed nothing – so runs the audit to date. The last defence of the united-India case is caste, and it deserves its full hearing: audi alteram partem. It runs: Muslim deprivation in India is not religious at all …
• Mississippi Muslims say their faith is rooted in serving others, push back on candidate’s anti-Islam rhetoric 13 August 2026 1 h 27 min WLOX - Mississippi MADISON COUNTY, Miss. — Members of the Mississippi Muslim Association are disputing claims that their faith poses a threat to the state, following social media posts by gubernatorial candidate Andy Gipson promising to ban Sharia law and the influence of …
• Jagannath Rath Yatra: A celebration of faith, patriotism and interfaith harmony in Karachi 13 August 2026 1 h 26 min The Financial Daily International Karachi, Pakistan’s largest and most diverse metropolis, presented a vibrant picture of religious devotion, patriotism and interfaith harmony as thousands of members of the Hindu community participated in the Jagannath Rath Yatra – Jashan-e-Azadi Maha …
• India's 'Foreign Funding' Law: Is It a Threat or a Contribution to Democracy? 13 August 2026 1 h 04 min PJ Media - Virginia India's 2026 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA) has brought into question how states and institutions monitor and regulate foreign funding granted to individuals and organizations operating within their borders. India enacted the …
• Religion news 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 0 h 09 min Religion Media Centre Awe and wonder at the solar eclipse: how religions interpret the sun going dark Millions gathered to watch the solar eclipse last night, with commentators describing excitement and awe, silence as the moon covered the sun, and applause as the sunshine re- …
• Romania Is Investing in Moldovan Churches 12 August 2026 22 h 59 min Logos Press Funding has increased significantly over the past two and a half years, and a large portion of the investments is directed toward the north and south of the Republic of Moldova. Support is provided primarily through the Romanian Patriarchate and is focused …
• UOC comments on collapse of Khotyn Fortress wall 12 August 2026 21 h 57 min Union of Orthodox Journalists 2824 12 August 23:02 Author: News The Church drew attention to the Culture Ministry’s inaction over collapses at Khotyn Fortress and raised concerns about the fate of churches taken away from religious communities. The Information and Education Department …
• Minorities call for equality, religious freedom and legal protections in Pakistan 12 August 2026 21 h 46 min Christian Daily International Public forum organized by Rwadari Tehreek at Lahore Press Club on National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, 2026. Christian Daily International Christians and other religious minorities called for equal citizenship, religious freedom and stronger legal …
• Juno-winning musician Brian Doerksen told the faithful, Come, Now is the Time To Worship 12 August 2026 21 h 42 min The Globe and Mail Open this photo in gallery:Jon-Mark Wiltshire/Supplied Guiding religious tradition onto a new path is neither safe nor simple. Yet in the late 20th century, when Protestant churches began wrestling with modernizing their music and breaking their …
• Last date extended for applications for posts of hereditary trustees in temples 12 August 2026 21 h 40 min The Hindu The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has extended the last date for submission of filled in applications for the post of hereditary trustees in 221 temples under its purview.  These temples come under Section 46(iii) of the HR&CE …
• The war on Catholic France 12 August 2026 20 h 09 min The Catholic Herald The French Church is suffering on all fronts. Low attendance is seeing the closure of churches across the country. The ever-increasing attacks on its buildings strike the parishes that remain open. Where it does see growth, namely in traditional forms of …
• ‘Staunch Hindu or simply a believer?’ Ram Temple CEO aspirants grilled on faith, food 12 August 2026 19 h 47 min The Tribune (Chandigarh) Are you a staunch Hindu or simply a believer? Do you eat non-vegetarian food? Do you wear a janeu (sacred thread)? Do you drink alcohol and eat meat? Can you manage crowds ranging from 20,000 to 5 lakh? These are some of the questions being asked from …
• Voter List Entry Showing Spouse's Name Not Proof Of Valid Hindu Marriage: Patna High Court 12 August 2026 19 h 26 min Live Law The Patna High Court has held that a person's name appearing as a spouse in the voter list does not, by itself, prove a valid Hindu marriage. Where the marriage itself is disputed, the party asserting it must prove that the marriage was solemnised …
• I’ve seen hundreds of churches, but this one finally blew me away 12 August 2026 19 h 20 min The Age Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Share AAA It isn’t Westminster Abbey or Notre-Dame, or some other famous cathedral. It isn’t Gothic or baroque, and has no gargoyles or winged cherubs …
• Church groups increase pressure on Indian government over foreign funding bill 12 August 2026 19 h 04 min The Tablet Opponents of the bill took to social media on 9 August to reiterate their demand after meeting the federal home minister Amit Shah (pictured) in parliament three days earlier. Ministry of Cooperation Political and religious leaders urged India’s federal …
• Bill to amend law governing foreign funding of NGOs referred to joint parliamentary committee 12 August 2026 18 h 23 min Scroll.in The Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the 2026 Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Bill to a joint parliamentary committee for detailed examination. Registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act is mandatory for a non-profit organisation …
• Decades after religions shaped China’s Tianmushan, authorities tackle protecting reserve 12 August 2026 18 h 19 min Mongabay For more than a millennium, Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian traditions in China have shaped conservation practices at Tianmu mountain, with beliefs in the sacred connection between humans and nature influencing how communities protect its forests, wildlife …
• Newsmax guest: “Where Islam grows, freedom dies” 12 August 2026 18 h 07 min Media Matters For America ROB FINNERTY (HOST): We've been forced to accept a lot of change. Small American cities and towns all across the country have been changed completely over the last two decades. This is a wedding in Hamtramck, Michigan. Notice the knives. Amy Mekelburg …
• Solar eclipse 2026: Why British Hindu households face a different Sutak question to India this time 12 August 2026 17 h 53 min EasternEye Highlights The Moon will cover up to 96 per cent of the Sun over the UK this evening, with maximum eclipse around 7.12pm BST from London. Certified ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses are the only safe way to look directly at it — but a cereal box pinhole viewer …
• Christians Persecuted in India’s Growing Religious Nationalism 12 August 2026 17 h 48 min Maryknoll Magazine By UCA News reporter Tension gripped the tiny community of Christians in a village in the northern Indian state of Bihar after Hindu nationalists publicly threatened them to “either return to Hinduism or leave the area.” The announcements were made on Aug …
• Lawyers Ask DSS To Free 17-Year-Old Christian Girl ‘Forcibly Converted’ To Islam In Bauchi 12 August 2026 17 h 39 min Sahara Reporters A Jos-based law firm, Wholesome Attorneys, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over the alleged continued detention of 17-year-old Faith Barnabas by a Bauchi State government agency despite a Federal High Court order directing that she be …
• Ghana Police Arrest Imam Over ‘Kill Those Who Insult Prophet Muhammad’ Video, Pastor For Anti-Islam Comments 12 August 2026 17 h 39 min Sahara Reporters The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 35-year-old Imam, Masud Abdullah, over a video in which he advocated violence against people who insult or speak ill of Prophet Muhammad. The arrest was carried out by the Ghana Police Service in collaboration with …
• Nepal's Enduring Legacy: Religious Tolerance in the Age of Polarization 12 August 2026 17 h 29 min New Spotlight Nepal The communal violence that recently erupted in Dewanganj, Sunsari, after a dispute reportedly sparked by the use of a DJ, sent shockwaves across Nepal. It also deeply alarmed Nepalis abroad, who watched anxiously as tensions threatened to spread across …
• Sikh & Buddhist 12 August 2026 16 h 14 min Lion's Roar Soon after moonrise, Venus glistens awake to the southwest. An oil lamp is set aflame, a dim reading lamp is tugged to light. Prostrating on all fours, I touch my forehead to the cold oak floor. I stand, adjust a white chunni, or scarf, over my temples, …