Religion in the Daily News

Religion in the Daily News

• Hindu devotees cross burning coals in sacred ritual 16 May 2026 18 h 50 min Southlands Sun SCORES of Hindu devotees embarked on a sacred firewalking festival in honour of Draupadi Amman and the tradition of Theemithi recently. Devotees and participants departed from the Clairwood Shree Siva Soobramoniar temple in procession, and proceeded to …
• Basketball tournament, men’s breakfast and more at Sewickley area churches 16 May 2026 18 h 38 min Sewickley Herald - Pennsylvania Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewick­ley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth annual 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament will take …
• Bhojshala dispute: CPI(M) says MP High Court ruling could deepen religious divisions 16 May 2026 17 h 53 min The Federal Alleging that the judgment would benefit “communal forces”, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on May 16 criticised the recent ruling of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute, warning that it could deepen religious …
• Everything to know about Rededicate 250, the… 16 May 2026 17 h 41 min USA Today May 16, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET Up next on the agenda to mark America's 250th anniversary: A gathering of worshippers in the nation's capital. Rededicate 250, a free event on the National Mall set for May 17, aims to gather "Americans of every …
• Muslim Women Seek Help for Poor Hindu Widow; ‘This Is Our India,’ Says Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar 16 May 2026 17 h 16 min Mangalorean Muslim Women Seek Help for Poor Hindu Widow; ‘This Is Our India,’ Says Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar Udupi: In a remarkable display of interfaith solidarity, a group of Muslim women in Udupi appealed to authorities on behalf of a Hindu widow facing protracted …
• Religious scandals and the 'protection' that Beijing's rules cannot provide 16 May 2026 15 h 54 min PIME AsiaNews Following the scandal involving the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, a new storm has erupted with Hu Chenglin, president of the Shaanxi Taoist Association – the cradle of this ancient religious tradition deeply rooted in China – being publicly accused. All …
• Key temple-mosque disputes in India beyond Ayodhya explained 16 May 2026 15 h 34 min Telengana Today The Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque ruling by the Madhya Pradesh High Court has renewed attention on major temple-mosque disputes in India, including Krishna Janmabhoomi, Gyanvapi, Sambhal Jama Masjid and other cases involving the Places of Worship Act, 1991 …
• Bhojshala verdict: MP High Court cites Ayodhya judgment principles 16 May 2026 15 h 34 min Telengana Today The Madhya Pradesh High Court, while ruling that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, referred to 10 principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the 2019 Ayodhya verdict to determine the site's religious …
• From Udupi Flashpoint To Fresh Political Debate: Hijab Row Returns 16 May 2026 15 h 33 min Deccan Chronicle Mangaluru: The hijab controversy that dominated headlines in early 2022 has resurfaced after the Karnataka government issued a fresh order allowing students to wear hijab and other religious symbols along with prescribed uniforms in educational …
• WALTER | Dorms and Divinity: Why College Is the Perfect Stage for Religious Crisis 16 May 2026 15 h 14 min Cornell Daily Sun - New York A man walks into a bar … An anorexic nitrous huffing klepto with prodromal schizophrenia jogs into a buddhist monastery. Cue the first meditation, first instruction by Chodron, Rinpoche, His Holiness, then the fractured assembly of ethics. I had self- …
• Amid PM visit, Netherlands returns Chola-era plates after 14-yr diplomatic effort 16 May 2026 15 h 07 min The Indian Express As Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Hague and held talks with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, the Dutch government handed over the Anaimangalam Chola Copper Plates, a culmination of a 14-year effort to …
• Netherlands Returns Rare 1,000-Year-Old Chola-Era Copper Plates To India During PM Narendra Modi’s Visit 16 May 2026 15 h 04 min News X 104 In a major cultural and diplomatic gesture, the Netherlands has returned the historic Anaimangalam copper plates, a rare 11th-century Chola-era artefact, to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the European nation. The copper plates are …
• Govt of Nagaland the Ban on Religious Slogans on Private Vehicles in N... 16 May 2026 15 h 00 min The Morung Express Dr M Wanmai Konyak  Ph. D Nagaland is not merely a political state; it is a land deeply rooted in Christian faith, history, and identity. For generations, Christianity has shaped the moral foundation, social life, and collective consciousness of the Naga …
• More Americans say religion is gaining influence, but most want churches out of politics, survey finds 16 May 2026 14 h 12 min Christian Daily International  Mitchell Leach | Unsplash A growing share of Americans believe religion is becoming more influential in public life, but most still oppose churches endorsing political candidates or taking sides in day-to-day political debates, according to a new survey …
• Shahrukh abducts a minor Hindu girl introducing himself as a Hindu 16 May 2026 13 h 34 min Sanatan Prabhat New case of Love Jihad comes to light in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh Arrested after an encounter with Police Muzaffarnagar (UP) – In an outrageous case that has come to light recently, a Muslim youth identified as Shahrukh reportedly lured a minor Hindu …
• Agartala Public School Holds First-Ever Student Council Election to Promote Democratic Values 16 May 2026 13 h 27 min Northeast Today Agartala, May 16, 2026: Over the last two-and-a-half decades, Tripura has witnessed a rapid rise in the number of English-medium schools. While some institutions are managed by Christian missionary groups and others by Hindu religious organizations, …
• Over 5,000 churches declare themselves ICE-free zones as faith leaders challenge Trump enforcement policies 16 May 2026 13 h 15 min Natural News Over 5,000 churches declare themselves ICE-free zones as faith leaders challenge Trump enforcement policies Over 5,000 churches across the U.S. won a federal court ruling preventing warrantless ICE arrests on their property without DHS headquarters …
• Christian pastor arrested while preaching has charges dropped in ‘win for free speech’ 16 May 2026 13 h 15 min GB News A Christian pastor has had his hate crime investigation dropped by Avon and Somerset Police. Evangelical pastor Dia Moodley, who has received backing from the White House, was detained in November 2025 on suspicion of inciting religious hatred following a …
• Trump’s National Prayer Event Features Speakers Who Smeared Catholicism, Islam 16 May 2026 12 h 43 min HuffPost WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration is hosting an all-day prayer festival on Sunday that it’s touting as an apolitical event open to Americans of all faiths, but features speakers with a known history of making bigoted comments toward …
• Religion is ‘back in fashion’ in America. Here’s why 16 May 2026 11 h 47 min CNN When the Rev. Fred Robinson saw the small, brick church he was asked to lead in suburban Atlanta, he couldn’t help but be excited. The parking lot had sinkholes; the bathroom flooring had rotted away, and the basement was filled with so much mold that …
• How visiting the remains of 'God's Influencer', 15, has become biggest tourist draw in Italy's tiny pilgrimage town 16 May 2026 11 h 29 min Daily Mail Few tracksuit-clad teenage boys have the same credentials as the late, English-born Italian computer programmer Carlo Acutis. Dubbed 'the first millennial saint' or the 'patron saint of the Internet', St Carlo, as he is now referred to, was …
• Islam And The American Experiment 16 May 2026 11 h 03 min American Thinker Islam is not a religion in the sense that Western Civilization understands the word. Islam is a fusion of social, political, and theological authority. It is antithetical to our constitution and, in practice, has been militarily hostile to America since …
• ‘Long-standing battle bore fruit’: Devotees offer prayers at Bhojshala after MP HC declares site as temple 16 May 2026 10 h 28 min The Statesman (India) Devotees gathered at the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar on Saturday to offer prayers and recite the Hanuman Chalisa, a day after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recognised the disputed site as a temple dedicated to Goddess …
• Beyond Angkor: Where Empire, Faith and Stone Converge at Ta Prohm of Tonle Bati 16 May 2026 10 h 26 min Cambodianess Ta Prohm temple of Tonle Bati in Takeo province, Cambodia. (Ky Chamna / Cambodianess) TAKEO — Long before Angkor became the heart of the Khmer Empire, its influence was already reaching deep into Cambodia’s south. More than 350 kilometers from Angkor …
• Kashmir Authorities Approve Budget to Restore 400-Year-Old Mughal-Era Mosque 16 May 2026 10 h 10 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Kashmir/Kashmir Authorities Approve Budget to Restore 400-Year-Old Mughal-Era Mosque Kashmir May 16, 2026 0 0 1 minute read Kashmir Authorities Approve Budget to Restore 400-Year-Old Mughal-Era Mosque —————————————— …
• Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Eight Muslim Youths in Varanasi Ganga Iftar Boat Case 16 May 2026 10 h 09 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Iran/Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Eight Muslim Youths in Varanasi Ganga Iftar Boat Case Iran May 16, 2026 0 0 1 minute read Allahabad High Court Grants Bail to Eight Muslim Youths in Varanasi Ganga Iftar Boat …
• National Shabbat Observance and Washington Prayer Gathering Planned Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary  16 May 2026 10 h 03 min Media Line Jewish Americans across the United States are being encouraged to observe a national Sabbath beginning Friday evening, May 15, beginning a weekend of religious observances and public gatherings ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary. The weekend will …
• Netherlands returns Chola-era copper plates to India during PM Modi’s visit 16 May 2026 9 h 58 min The Indian Express The Netherlands has handed back the 11th-century Anaimangalam copper plates to India, marking a major milestone in the relations between the two countries. Considered among the most significant surviving records of the Chola dynasty, the return coincides …
• Devotees offer prayers at Bhojshala after High Court declares site a Saraswati temple | WATCH 16 May 2026 9 h 25 min India TV News Bhopal: A day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, Hindu devotees gathered at the site on Saturday to offer prayers and perform aarti …
• Devotees gather at Bhojshala after HC verdict 16 May 2026 9 h 10 min Awaz The Voice Dhar A day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the disputed Bhojshala complex to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, large numbers of Hindu devotees visited the historic monument on Saturday to offer prayers, while authorities said the …
• Saffron shawls not allowed in schools in Karnataka, clarifies CM Siddaramaiah 16 May 2026 9 h 02 min The Economic Times Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday clarified that saffron shawls would not be allowed in educational institutions under the state government's order on religious symbols, while practices already in existence such as hijab, …
• Joseph Vijay and His New Tamil Nationalism 16 May 2026 8 h 11 min NewsClick In the thick of the RSS-BJP (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party) North Indian normalisation of Hindu Rashtra from Gujarat to West Bengal, a challenge emerged from the South—Tamil Nadu. Joseph Vijay's victory definitely has a new …
• Court case launched in support of DRC Christians 16 May 2026 7 h 37 min Christian Today Wreckage following an attack in the DRC. (Photo: ADF International) Legal advocacy group ADF International is supporting a case filed with the East African Court of Justice in support of Christians whose churches have been destroyed in the Democratic …
• Thousands gather in Haridwar for Shani Amavasya ritual bath 16 May 2026 7 h 30 min Awaz The Voice Haridwar (Uttarakhand) A massive crowd of devotees on Saturday participated in the traditional 'Ganga Snan' at the prominent Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar. The religious gathering comes as part of the nationwide observance of Shani Amavasya, a day …
• PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA: COUNTING THE COST 16 May 2026 7 h 12 min This Day ABBA MUHAMMED argues for cost differentiation between perennial pilgrims and first timers Hajj is a sacred Islamic religious pilgrimage and one of the pillars of Islam, an annual event that is obligatory, at least once in a lifetime for all Muslims that …
• Faith leaders, community members celebrate National Day of Prayer 16 May 2026 6 h 10 min The Message - Indiana Bishop Joseph M. Siegel leads the closing prayer May 7 at Four Freedoms Monument in Evansville. The Message photos by John Rohlf By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Faith leaders from nearly a dozen religious organizations joined the public May 7 …
• Migrants and new faith 16 May 2026 5 h 24 min L'Osservatore Romano by Marie-Lucile Kubacki* Are immigrant communities transforming the way the sacred is experienced in contemporary Catholicism? Through songs, pilgrimages and daily prayers, are migrants breathing new life and color into religious life in France? We discuss …
• Now Kashi and Mathura remain – Hindu Janajagruti Samiti 16 May 2026 5 h 18 min Sanatan Prabhat Mumbai – The historic verdict of the Madhya Pradesh High Court regarding Bhojshala is not merely the victory of a structure, but a grand triumph of historical truth suppressed for centuries and of the struggle for liberation of temples encroached upon by …
• Trump officials criticized over Christian nationalism 16 May 2026 5 h 06 min QnotesCarolinas - North Carolina Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest LGBTQ news from the Carolinas in your inbox every week. Several top Trump administration officials are scheduled to appear at a Washington, D.C., religious rally that critics and scholars of Christian …
• Video: Hindus offer prayers at Bhojshala after HC temple ruling 16 May 2026 4 h 59 min The Siasat Daily People from the Hindu community entered the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Saturday, May 16, and began offering prayers after the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque …