Religion in the Daily News

Religion in the Daily News

• New Medieval Books: The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity 18 May 2026 21 h 01 min Medievalists.net The Medieval Mediterranean between Islam and Christianity: Crosspollinations in Art, Architecture, and Material Culture Edited by Sami Luigi De Giosa and Nikolaos Vryzidis The American University at Cairo Press ISBN: 9781649031877 If you are interested in …
• Asian Churches urged to prioritize mission for families 18 May 2026 20 h 56 min Union of Catholic Asian News Churches in Asia should prioritize the mission to support Christian families to overcome various challenges with a long-term plan of action for better pastoral care for a more participatory and synodal Church, speakers said at a continental gathering. …
• Thai-Cambodia tensions flare over temple ‘abuse’ 18 May 2026 20 h 55 min Union of Catholic Asian News Cambodia has angrily condemned what it calls another Thai assault on its territory by opening a revered captured temple to tourists and “religious ceremonies.” Phnom Penh said the action violates treaties between France, its former colonial ruler, and …
• Unpacked: For the first time in 25 years, church attendance is rising. Here's why it's complicated 18 May 2026 20 h 08 min Northwest Public Broadcasting - Washington State Christians are in the midst of changes of where and how people worship. That’s according to a recent report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. It details how those changes are impacting smaller communities and churches. NWPB’s Senior …
• The Dupatta: So Chic, So Elegant, and So Not a ‘Scandinavian Scarf’ 18 May 2026 19 h 55 min The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts This past month, TikTok creator Monica Ravi-Conway posted a video captioned, “My top 5 horror movies: 1. orange foundations, 2. the orange man in office, 3. people who make everything a competition, 4. my parents’ divorce, 5. scandinavian scarf drama.” …
• Religion and National Development 18 May 2026 19 h 51 min Modern Ghana Religion remains one of the most influential forces in Ghanaian society. From the smallest village to the largest city, faith shapes the moral conscience of the people, influences leadership, inspires charity, and guides national conversations. Churches, …
• “The Noise Pollution Situation Is Not Under Control,” EPA Launches Crackdown as Experts Call for Public Awareness 18 May 2026 19 h 39 min New Narratives By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, New Narratives climate and environment reporter Summary Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency has launched the country’s first major crackdown on noise pollution, with police-backed enforcement, fines and speaker confiscations …
• The Children of God Cannot Agree on CAB3. Here Is What the Church Divide Tells You About This Country. 18 May 2026 19 h 36 min NewsDay Zimbabwe HARARE, May 18 (NewsDay Live) — As Zimbabwe’s 90-day public consultation period on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3) closed Monday after reportedly generating more than 300,000 submissions, two sharply opposing church positions exposed a widening …
• Indian Catholics denied bail after confronting mob that disrupted Mass 18 May 2026 19 h 20 min Catholic News Agency UDAIPUR, India — Nine Catholics have been behind bars for more than two weeks after parishioners chased out more than a dozen people who barged into a village church during Mass, shouting accusations of conversion, in a remote village in Indiaʼs desert …
• Deceitful Crusades: How Urban II Turned Holy War into Papal Power 18 May 2026 19 h 17 min Brewminate Illustration by Brewminate with AI,  Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license Urban II transformed eastern crisis into sacred propaganda, making papal ambition, aristocratic violence, and material gain sound like …
• An open letter to Nagaland Baptist Church Council 18 May 2026 19 h 06 min The Morung Express Subject: Selective Secularism, Public Neutrality, and the Concerns of Christians in Nagaland Dear NBCC, I write this letter with deep respect for the role of the Nagaland Baptist Church Council in safeguarding the moral, social, and spiritual concerns of …
• Saudi Arabia confirms Dhul Hijjah, month that brings Eid-al Adha, Hajj 18 May 2026 18 h 47 min The Columbus Dispatch - Ohio May 18, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET Roughly 2 billion Muslims worldwide are preparing to observe the final month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hijjah, which brings two important events: Eid al-Adha, the second major holiday in Islam, and Hajj, the religious …
• Bengal Govt Changes Religion-Based Policies, Ends Imam Welfare Support And OBC List 18 May 2026 18 h 39 min News X 164 The new West Bengal government has allocated religion-based welfare schemes including financial assistance for imams, muezzins and temple priests to be scrapped from June 2026. The state cabinet meeting held on May 18 approved this action. The decision …
• ‘Europe is Christianity’: Müller says the West must return to the faith to defeat Islam, globalism 18 May 2026 18 h 27 min LifeSite News Without faith in Christ, Europe becomes 'a lifeless body' ripe for takeover by its ‘strongest neighbor,’ Cardinal Gerhard Müller warned amid Islamic migration and ‘Orwellian’ globalism. (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Gerhard Müller has warned that …
• Amy Schisler Says Gen Z’s Return to Church Reflects a Search for Faith and Purpose 18 May 2026 18 h 26 min EIN Presswire As young adults flock to Catholic churches, award-winning author Amy Schisler says many Gen Z Americans are searching for truth, purpose, and something lasting LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, May 18, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- For years, …
• Bengal Govt Changes Religion-Based Policies, Ends Imam Welfare Support And... 18 May 2026 18 h 12 min News X 147 The new West Bengal government has allocated religion-based welfare schemes including financial assistance for imams, muezzins and temple priests to be scrapped from June 2026. The state cabinet meeting held on May 18 approved this action. The decision …
• Rededicate 250: A Brazen Display of Evangelical Nationalism 18 May 2026 17 h 43 min Patheos There was something deeply unsettling about watching “Rededicate 250” unfold on the National Mall this past weekend. Draped in flags, saturated with praise music, and promoted by some of the most powerful officials in the federal government, the event …
• Hindu groups take Saraswati idol into Bhojshala complex, conduct prayers 18 May 2026 17 h 42 min The Federal A formal worship ceremony was conducted on Sunday (May 17) at the Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, marking the first-ever installation of Goddess Saraswati in the complex. This came after a ruling from the Madhya Pradesh High Court …
• Bengal cattle slaughter crackdown before Eid triggers backlash from Hindu dairy farmers 18 May 2026 17 h 40 min The Federal West Bengal’s newly elected BJP government is facing an unexpected backlash from Hindu dairy and cattle farmers after its decision to strictly enforce a decades-old cattle slaughter law disrupted a rural livestock economy that thousands depend on ahead of …
• 12,000 sq. mts. of prime Govt land in Mumbai grabbed by ‘Bombay Diocesan Trust Association Pvt. Ltd.’ for more than 24 years 18 May 2026 17 h 38 min Sanatan Prabhat Hindu Vidhidnya Parishad files complaint with the Union Government’s Revenue Department demanding action AI Photo Mumbai – A prime government land parcel measuring 12,206 square metres in the Mazgaon area of Mumbai is under the control of an institution …
• [Shafaqna Interview] “Students of Imam al-Jawad (AS) Played a Significant Role in Growth and Flourishing of Islamic Civilization” 18 May 2026 17 h 00 min Shafaqna English Shafaqna English– The head of the History and Biography Department at the Iranian Center for Answering Religious Doubts in the Seminaries highlighted constructive debate and intellectual openness as prominent aspects of the conduct of Imam Muhammad al- …
• The antiquity of Marian devotion in the Maltese islands 18 May 2026 16 h 50 min Aleteia Marian devotion in Malta goes back to the origins of Christianity, but the Maltese are always ready to accept new devotions that develop in other countries. “Of all the gifts brought to these shores in the course of your people’s history”, Pope Benedict …
• “Doktor Tomas”- The healer who treated his patients through the language of humanity 18 May 2026 16 h 17 min Times of Oman True humanity is measured by selfless devotion to saving lives and by the ability to build bridges between cultures without conditions or prejudice. In the history of modern civilian healthcare in the Sultanate of Oman, few names embody this noble ideal …
• Bulgaria Expands Quranic and Islamic Education for Future Generations 18 May 2026 16 h 11 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Iran/Bulgaria Expands Quranic and Islamic Education for Future Generations Iran May 18, 2026 0 0 1 minute read Bulgaria Expands Quranic and Islamic Education for Future Generations ———————————- Bulgaria is developing …
• Rising Communal Tensions and Legal Shifts Affecting Muslim Communities in India 18 May 2026 16 h 11 min Shia Waves Rising Communal Tensions and Legal Shifts Affecting Muslim Communities in India —————————————– A series of developments across India this week underscore increased legal and social pressures affecting Muslim communities, including a high‑profile court …
• ‘People sleep at 4 AM, azaan loudspeakers disturb it’: BJP minister Jaiveer Singh sparks controversy in UP 18 May 2026 15 h 41 min Muslim Mirror A fresh political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after Cabinet Minister Jaiveer Singh raised concerns over the use of loudspeakers for the early morning Azaan at mosques, stating that religious practices should not disturb public peace and sleep …
• Muslims urged to champion national revenue mobilisation 18 May 2026 15 h 22 min Ghana News Agency By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA  Accra, May 18, GNA – Speakers at a Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) tax education forum have urged the Muslim Community to actively support tax compliance and national revenue mobilisation as part of their civic and religious …
• Pope Leo XIV to Catholicos Aram I: 'I pray daily for the people of Lebanon' 18 May 2026 15 h 20 min Vatican News His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church – See of Cilicia, paid a visit to the Holy Father in the Vatican on Monday, marking the first official visit of the Catholicos to Pope Leo. In Pope Leo's address, he expressed his daily …
• Between the Sacred and the Civic: Hajia Amina Adam, the Idda... 18 May 2026 14 h 56 min Modern Ghana A Grief That Became a National Debate When Mahama Naser Toure, the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, died on Sunday, 4th January 2026 after a period of illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, he left behind a constituency, a political …
• Islam: A Challenger Civilization 18 May 2026 14 h 47 min Renew America By Linda Goudsmit May 18, 2026 William Gawthrop, Ph.D. has impressive military, intelligence, and academic credentials. His 2021 dissertation in Criminal Justice from Walden College argues that crimes involving Islamic religious utterances are not …
• Healing the Hidden Wounds: A statewide Catholic response takes shape 18 May 2026 14 h 30 min The Beacon - New Jersey The doors of the Church, Pope Francis has said, must always remain open – especially for those carrying unseen wounds. On May 2, that call took concrete shape as more than 200 clergy, religious, educators, mental health professionals, ministry leaders and …
• The Moral Dangers of Political Victory 18 May 2026 13 h 55 min Christianity Today CT noted that Ronald Reagan, sworn in on January 20 to a second term as president, has “won more popular votes than any other President. … Religious issues appeared to play directly into Reagan’s reelection.” Editors also reminded readers that “winning isn …
• In India’s coastal city Kochi, art, food and history collide 18 May 2026 13 h 47 min The Straits Times KOCHI, India – A queue for the toilet at cafe and art gallery Lila Curated Experiences sparks an unexpected encounter. In the courtyard, an artist is putting the final touches on a mural titled New World Order, where blindfolded world leaders are seated at …
• Country profile: Ethiopia 18 May 2026 13 h 38 min Geographical The Great Rift Valley runs through Ethiopia. Image: Shutterstock By Stuart Butler Once upon a time, a newborn child took his first gulps of air, and as he did so, a swarm of bees descended and surrounded him. It was a sign that the boy was destined for …
• Faith Leaders and Thousands Gather in Washington for Dedication of America Event 18 May 2026 13 h 03 min [your]NEWS WASHINGTON — Thousands of Christians, faith leaders, veterans, families, and conservative activists gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for what organizers described as a national “Dedication of America” event centered on prayer, worship, and calls for …
• Pope Leon XIV’s Visit to Spain Deepens Tension with the US 18 May 2026 13 h 02 min RUSSPAIN Pope Leo XIV will visit Spain in early June, stopping in Barcelona. This event is drawing attention not only from religious circles but also from the wider public, as the head of the Catholic Church has become a notable figure in the international dispute …
• Bhopal: Accused in assault of Muslim man not linked to Hindutva groups, claim police 18 May 2026 12 h 39 min Scroll.in The Madhya Pradesh Police has said that it was yet to find any links between the seven persons arrested for recently assaulting a Muslim man in a hotel in Bhopal, and any Hindutva organisations, The Indian Express reported on Monday. On May 10, a group of …
• What Amitabh Bachchan’s post on Qajar-era Vishnu temple says about India-Iran ties: 'Built in 1892' 18 May 2026 12 h 35 min The Indian Express Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan’s recent Instagram post about a centuries-old Vishnu temple in Iran has sparked curiosity about the deep historical and cultural ties between India and Iran.Sharing a video of the temple located in Bandar Abbas, the actor …
• Christa Pike lawsuit says Buddhism prevents her from choosing death 18 May 2026 12 h 32 min Oak Ridger - Tennessee May 18, 2026, 6:01 a.m. ET Christa Pike was 18 when she killed Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Slemmer was found with a pentagram carved into her chest, and Pike kept a piece of her skull as a sounvenir. The convicted killer has raised a religious issue months …
• Maltese priests ‘prevented’ from criticizing Islam by Archbishop Scicluna, preacher claims 18 May 2026 12 h 30 min LifeSite News The allegations follow Scicluna's controversial 2017 endorsement of Islamic religious education in Maltese state and Church schools, which drew more than 2,000 protest signatures. (LifeSiteNews) — A Maltese Christian preacher said Catholic priests …