Religion in the Daily News
- Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. 19 September 2026 0 h 33 min The Diplomat Sutahata is a rural place in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, which has been ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since the May 2026 state elections. There, on August 26, about 50 people gathered at Goutam Bera’s …
- Treasure Valley faith leaders, legal experts weigh religious freedom 19 September 2026 0 h 05 min Idaho Press BOISE — At the Idaho State Capitol, locals of multiple faiths attended the first-ever Idaho Religious Freedom Summit during a tipping point in American history. The American value of a separation of church and state often isn’t as simple as it sounds. …
- Al-Ghariani Calls for Supporting Houthi Control of Bab al-Mandab; Yemen’s Religious Endowments Authority and Libyan Fatwa Committee Respond 18 September 2026 23 h 23 min The Libya Update Libya – Sadiq al-Ghariani, the former Grand Mufti removed by the Libyan parliament, called on Muslims to support Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait if faced with a choice between the Houthis and the United States or Saudi Arabia. Speaking on the al …
- Cleveland Clinic says you don’t have to be religious to meditate: Here's what beginners should know 18 September 2026 23 h 22 min Hindustan Times You may think meditation belongs to a particular religion or spiritual tradition. But you do not need to follow a religion to try it. Cleveland Clinic says meditation has roots in religious traditions, but people can also practice it in nonreligious ways …
- Watch: Kids In Uniform POLICE The Gospel 18 September 2026 21 h 47 min Modernity Britain’s latest public-order farce is not a machete fight, a rape gang or a phone-snatch. It is a man on a high street with a Bible. Footage circulating Friday shows three female officers surrounding a Christian street preacher in a busy shopping precinct …
- Michigan Mayor Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Jews, Christians 18 September 2026 21 h 06 min Algemeiner Journal Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit accusing his administration of using taxpayer-funded city resources to promote Islam while refusing comparable recognition to Christian and Jewish holidays and …
- Algerian police seize Bibles as 12 Christians arrested for holding non-Muslim service 18 September 2026 21 h 05 min The Christian Post - Washington D.C. By Morning Star NewsFriday, September 18, 2026 Oran Santa Cruz Chapel in Algeria | Getty ImagesSpecial forces police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, arresting all 12 Christians present on suspicion of holding an …
- 6 places built around religious retreat traditions, from Zen monasteries to the Camino de Santiago 18 September 2026 20 h 05 min Quartz Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash Kopan Monastery sits on a green hill above Kathmandu, offering views across the valley toward the Himalayas, and operates as a genuine, active Tibetan Buddhist monastery rather than a retreat center built to imitate one, with …
- Between Survival and Strategy: Reading Bhutan’s Recent Buddhist Outreach 18 September 2026 19 h 50 min Observer Research Foundation Image Source: Pexels Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was on a five-day visit to Bhutan from 31 August to 4 September. Invited to deliver the keynote address at Bhutan's first Global Conscious Food Systems Summit, the prime minister…
- Texas Wasn’t Always a Right-Wing Evangelical Powerhouse 18 September 2026 19 h 43 min Jacobin There’s a common view of religious history that holds that the further back you go, the stronger the smell of brimstone and the more conservative the beliefs. It isn’t true, and it obscures how much the human hand makes the world, including our ideas of …
- Home ministry briefs JPC on FCRA amendments, says only 8% of foreign funds go to religious purposes 18 September 2026 19 h 35 min The Economic Times New Delhi: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), "at its core a national security legislation", is being amended to address internal security concerns, legal and operational gaps, and to strengthen transparency, home ministry …
- Beyond Ledgers: Reading Material for Medieval London Craftsfolk and Merchants 18 September 2026 19 h 14 min Brewminate Miniature of merchants 1401-1500, Hôtel de ville de Rouen. Manuscrits de la bibliothèque municipale de Rouen. Ancien fonds et Suppléments. / Courtes RMN Grand Palais, Wikimedia Commons Wills made medieval merchants seem narrowly devotional, but …
- ERLC president Evan Lenow installed and entrusted to serve 18 September 2026 19 h 13 min Biblical Recorder Photo from Followell Photography. Evan Lenow addresses those gathered for his installation as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. CLINTON, Ms. — Familiar faces of the Southern Baptist Convention ( …
- Bushra Bano’s language is India’s strength, her attackers’ that of weakness 18 September 2026 18 h 27 min Maktoob Media Bushra Bano, a young woman police officer in West Bengal, was handed over a transfer order following a formal complaint to the Home Secretary by the Hindu Legal Fund (HLF), a right-wing Hindutva outfit that claims to provide funds to those who serve …
- Alban-Udi Community of Azerbaijan sounds alarm over falsification of heritage 18 September 2026 18 h 10 min Caliber The Alban-Udi Christian Religious Community of Azerbaijan has called for the restoration of the Albanian Apostolic Church in the country, saying this would help preserve and pass on the historical heritage of Caucasian Albania to future generations. “When …
- The Rabbis Added Confessions In Bible But It’s Not Islam’s Tahrif – OpEd 18 September 2026 17 h 48 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Maimonides, the author notes, said Muslims are not idolaters and hold God’s unity—but he also said they “lie about us,” meaning taḥrīf: the claim Jews and Christians altered Torah, Psalms, and Gospels (Qur’an 2:79, 3:78). The author is not …
- Vatican II Still Calls – OpEd 18 September 2026 17 h 48 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Sixty-four years after Vatican II opened (11 Oct 1962), the test is conversion, not a finished checklist. Lumen gentium: People of God, shared baptismal dignity. Gains: Scripture, lay roles, conferences, councils, movements. Unfinished: …
- Citizens in Name Only: Pakistan's Vanishing Hindu Minority 18 September 2026 17 h 11 min Middle East Forum Abstract This article examines how Pakistan’s Hindu minority has been steadily marginalized since the country’s creation in 1947. Before Partition, Hindus constituted approximately 13.5–15 percent of the population in the territory that is now Pakistan. …
- New experiential festival brings racial and religious harmony to life for youth 18 September 2026 16 h 47 min The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Despite being Buddhist, undergraduates Evlin Woo and Chloe Chua did not know the origins of the familiar scents that form part of their religious heritage. At a festival celebrating racial and religious harmony held at Singapore Management …
- Rediscovering Religion 18 September 2026 16 h 07 min Whitman Wire - Washington State When faced with the dire reality of the flawed, fragile foundation of one’s entire being, your whole world feels like its falling apart. Growing up in a religious family environment, it was no surprise that christian “values” were embedded in my …
- Indonesia Synergises Efforts to Optimise Use of Prambanan, Borobudur, Mendut, and Pawon Temples as Global Centres for Religious Tourism 18 September 2026 16 h 03 min Indonesia Expat The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, together with various ministries, agencies and local governments, has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the use of Prambanan, Borobudur, Mendut and Pawon Temples for religious purposes by Hindu and …
- Namal Requests Bail for Temple Ceremony 18 September 2026 15 h 41 min Newsfirst COLOMBO (News 1st); Lawyers appearing for Namal Rajapaksa requested court to grant him bail, citing his invitation to participate in a religious ceremony involving the installation of a temple pinnacle. Referring to a recent Supreme Court ruling, Deputy …
- Anti-Assad music star Assala makes triumphant return to Syria 18 September 2026 15 h 40 min Naharnet Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert following 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of fans welcomed the 57-year-old, known mononymously as Assala, at a …
- "White secular women do not have a monopoly on feminism" 18 September 2026 14 h 36 min Qantara.de The Muslim queer-feminist group Havle uses religious arguments to challenge discrimination. Facing growing hostility and, most recently, arrests, two members speak about the struggle for LGBTQ rights in the country. This week, Turkey saw nationwide raids …
- Religious artefacts that survived the Civil War to be exhibited in Vélez-Málaga's Santa María church 18 September 2026 14 h 32 min SUR in English 18/09/2026 a las 15:51h. A tradition from Holy Week in Vélez-Málaga that existed before 1936 is being revived, nine decades later, at the Santa María de la Encarnación ... church in the eastern Costa del Sol town. From this week the Holy Week …
- Albanian-Udi community condemns Armenian reaction to diplomats'visit to Karabakh 18 September 2026 14 h 31 min Olaylar 15:47 En Albanian-Udi community condemns Armenian reaction to diplomatschr("39")visit to Karabakh The Albanian-Udi Christian Religious Community of Azerbaijan has adopted a statement regarding the reaction in Armenia to the visit by …
- VPM News Q&A: Doug Ollivant, Eugene Vindman, Taner Lopez 18 September 2026 14 h 25 min VPM - Virginia Sean McGoey/VPM News Ahead of the 2026 general election, Virginia’s public media stations — VPM, WAMU, WHRO, WMRA and Radio IQ — asked candidates for US Congress a series of questions about policy stances, how they’d prioritize their district’s needs …
- Indian lawmaker appeals to UN over discrimination against Muslim officials 18 September 2026 14 h 18 min Muslim Network TV NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An Indian opposition lawmaker has appealed to the United Nations over alleged religious discrimination against senior Muslim civil servants, accusing authorities of repeatedly excluding Muslim officials from government meetings …
- The crow and the vow 18 September 2026 14 h 09 min Frontline - The Hindu Every year, in the fortnight before the new moon of Ashwin, Hindu families across the country perform śrāddha, the ritual offering of food to deceased ancestors. A common way to perform the ritual is to place the offering somewhere outside for crows to …
- Pashinyan calls Baku’s portrayal of history ‘unacceptable’ as Azerbaijan doubles down 18 September 2026 14 h 02 min Open Caucasus Media Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called Azberiaijan’s attempts to portray Armenian religious sites in Nagorno-Karabakh as not being Armenian ‘unacceptable and incomprehensible’. Meanwhile, Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev continued to …
- Two Holy Mosques imams condemn Houthi targeting of Makkah as ‘grave crime’ 18 September 2026 13 h 53 min Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The imams of the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah on Friday condemned the Houthi targeting of Makkah, describing attacks on the Two Holy Mosques as a “grave crime” and an affront to religious and humanitarian values. …
- AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishops warn of “neo-paganism, insecurity and religious freedom” 18 September 2026 13 h 48 min Fides Friday, 18 September 2026 Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Neo-paganism is a challenge for the nation.” This is the alarm raised by the Nigerian Bishops in a message published at the conclusion of their Second Plenary Assembly. According to the document sent …
- How Texas Can Lead in Fighting Anti-Asian Racism 18 September 2026 13 h 37 min Texas Observer Thanks to Bo French’s racist social media post targeting the ethnicity of students celebrating the University of Texas at Austin’s football win, Texas again is making national and local headlines for anti-South Asian racism. But the state also holds the …
- Albanian-Udi Christian religious community condemns Armenia's reactions to Ganjasar and Khudavang - STATEMENT 18 September 2026 13 h 26 min APA The Albanian-Udi Christian religious community of Azerbaijan has issued a statement, APA reports. The statement says that members of the Albanian-Udi Christian religious community, the successor to the independent Albanian (Caucasian) Apostolic Church, …
- CARVED IN STONE, ROOTED IN TRADITION 18 September 2026 13 h 18 min Asian Voice Traditional Hindu mandirs are architectural wonders, preserving an ancient approach to design, proportion and construction described in the Shilpa Shastras and Sthapatya Shastras, texts that set out principles for architecture, sculpture, geometry, …
- Assala Nasri: Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria 18 September 2026 13 h 06 min RTL Today Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert following 15 years of exile due to her opposition to ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of fans welcomed the 57-year-old, known mononymously as Assala, at a …
- What Makes Faith Matter 18 September 2026 13 h 04 min New Haven Independent - Connecticut “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. While the Jewish community is in the midst of its most holy, penitential period of the year, our thoughts turn to our relationships with our fellows and with the Divine …
- Representative Kalsang Gyaltsen Visits Tainan for Religious and Cultural Engagements 18 September 2026 12 h 37 min Central Tibetan Administration Representative Kalsang Gyaltsen Visits Tainan for Religious and Cultural Engagements Tainan, Taiwan: Representative Kalsang Gyaltsen Bawa of the Office of Tibet completed a three-day official visit to Tainan from 14 to 16 September 2026 at the invitation …
- Alban-Udi community defends Caucasian Albanian heritage amid Armenian claims 18 September 2026 12 h 04 min AzerNews The Alban-Udi Christian religious community of Azerbaijan, describing itself as the successor to the Albanian (Caucasian) Apostolic Autocephalous Church, has strongly condemned revanchist reactions in Armenian society and political circles to the recent …
- Between religious sensitivity, national security: Religion, politics, freedom of expression 18 September 2026 11 h 58 min Graphic Online Patrick K. Yeboah & Ebenezer Godwyll-Addison Opinion Sep - 18 - 2026 , 09:57 4 minutes read Ghana has long been celebrated for its religious pluralism ‒ churches and mosques standing side by side, faith leaders shaping national discourse, communities …