Religion in the Daily News
- Wesley Center welcomes new religious guidance 22 October 2026 10 h 40 min The Oracle - Minnesota As the 2026-2027 academic year begins, Hamline University has announced the Wesley Center Interim and returning Chaplains: Reverend Mariah Furness Tollgaard as interim University Chaplain, Reverend Heather Grantham as support for Christian students, Ailya …
- ‘Poore Bhopal Mein Aag Laga Dunga...' Hindu Utsav Committee President Warns Police Over DJ Challan During Durga Visarjan Chal Samaroh 22 October 2026 10 h 08 min Free Press Journal ‘Poore Bhopal Mein Aag Lag Jayegi’: Hindu Utsav Committee President Warns Police Over DJ Challan | FP Photo Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A viral video from Bhopal drew attention, after a heated argument broke out between the Hindu Utsav Committee and police …
- Churches navigate changing landscape of giving, engagement 22 October 2026 9 h 49 min Hometownsource - Minnesota The world is changing quickly for churches, houses of worship and religious organizations. Social media is reshaping content creation, programming and fundraising for faith groups. It is also changing how congregations and broader communities consume …
- Elephant forced to carry 650kg silver-and-gold shrine goes on rampage during Hindu festival 22 October 2026 9 h 43 min Yahoo News - United Kingdom A captive elephant carrying a 650kg silver-and-gold shrine to a Hindu goddess ran amok during a religious procession in southern India, damaging cars and bringing celebrations to an abrupt halt. Footage from the city of Shivamogga in Karnataka state showed …
- India Dussehra Festival: 30-Foot Cockroach Effigy Burned Amid Political Protests and Cleanliness Campaign Claims 22 October 2026 9 h 20 min Wake Up Singapore India: A 30-foot cockroach effigy was set on fire during Dussehra celebrations in New Delhi on Tuesday, adding an unusual twist to the Hindu festival amid recent political protests involving the insect as a symbol. Footage from Pitampura showed the giant …
- "Anti-Indian hate exploding on social media, big Tech profiting": US Congressman Krishnamoorthi 22 October 2026 9 h 09 min First India Washington DC [US]: US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) raised concerns over the rise in anti-Indian, anti-South Asian and anti-Hindu hate on social media, accusing major technology companies of profiting from online hostility and …
- ‘We are machines, don’t worry about how we feel’: Anthropic’s Claude told Hindu monk 22 October 2026 9 h 06 min Hindustan Times Swami Sarvapriyananda, the Hindu monk whom Anthropic flew from New York to San Francisco to discuss AI and morality, has shared details of his conversations with researchers at the AI company. The monk was among several religious leaders invited to a …
- EUROPE/IRELAND - “Lives of Mission, Lives of Hope!”: Four Irish religious sisters share their stories and commitment in some of the world’s most challenging places 22 October 2026 8 h 28 min Fides Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Rome (Fides News Agency) – In some of the world’s most remote and challenging regions, schools, healthcare facilities and rehabilitation centres continue to operate thanks to the dedication of Irish religious sisters, often in …
- ASIA/UZBEKISTAN - Bishop Maculewicz: “Two new churches and a small community called to be salt and leaven in society” 22 October 2026 8 h 28 min Fides Wednesday, 21 October 2026 OFM Conv by Paolo Affatato Tashkent (Fides News Agency) – Two new parishes in a Muslim-majority country, and a small Catholic community quietly growing, step by step. In Uzbekistan, the Catholic Church is a numerically small …
- How England's newest community of sisters is bucking religious decline 22 October 2026 8 h 21 min Global Sisters Report For members of England's newest female religious congregation, the opportunities for outreach and mission are as real today as they've ever been — for all the talk of religious decline and growing indifference toward the Catholic faith. "We …
- Investigate attempted shooting at Hindu temple as a ‘hate crime’ 22 October 2026 7 h 39 min Sanatan Prabhat 105 US lawmakers write to the FBI (FBI stands for ‘Federal Bureau of Investigation ’–a federal investigative agency) Washington DC (USA) – As many as 105 US lawmakers have written to FBI Director Kash Patel, demanding a federal investigation into an …
- NYC Mayor joins Hindu festivities, calls for unity against hate 22 October 2026 7 h 33 min Asianet Newsable NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated Hindu festivals like Navratri in Queens, calling for solidarity against hate after an attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois. The incident is now being urged for a federal hate crime investigation. New …
- West Bengal CM's plan to expand RSS-linked schools raises questions over pluralism 22 October 2026 7 h 18 min The Business Standard West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's recent plan to expand an RSS-affiliated school network to 1,000 schools within a year raises questions about the role of Hindu-nationalist ideas in education and the protection of religious minorities. The …
- Govt. steps up investigations into fake social media accounts inciting racial tensions 22 October 2026 6 h 40 min Daily Mirror Mirror AI Summary – Quick Read Generated by Mirror AI MIRROR AI Hide ⏳ Generating summary… AI SUMMARY GENERATED ONLY FROM THIS ARTICLE'S TEXT. By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera Colombo, Oct. 22 (Daily Mirror) - The Government has paid special …
- What A Failed Attack On An Illinois Temple Says About Anti‑Hindu Hate 22 October 2026 5 h 46 min Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Lawmakers are calling for a failed attack on the Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Aurora, Illinois, to be investigated as a hate crime. On Oct. 11, as hundreds of Hindu worshippers gathered for the first day of Navaratri, a celebration of the …
- Reprisals are reported against Cuban pastors who provide breakfasts to children and food to vulnerable people 22 October 2026 5 h 36 min CiberCuba The Alliance of Unregistered Cuban Churches (AICnoR) denounced a series of alleged reprisals against two evangelical pastors from Las Tunas, including restrictions on leaving the country, surveillance, interrogations, and a discrediting campaign that, …
- Mamdani marks Navratri with Hindu New Yorkers, stands against hate 22 October 2026 5 h 31 min Awaz The Voice New York New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined Hindu New Yorkers in Queens to celebrate Navratri, Durga Puja, Dashain and Vijayadashami, calling for unity and solidarity against hate following an attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois …
- ChatGPT Gets More Than 70 Million Religion Questions a Week 22 October 2026 5 h 28 min Relevant Magazine Turns out plenty of people are asking ChatGPT to explain the hard parts of the Bible. OpenAI says it gets more than 70 million religion-related requests every week, according to an analysis it published Oct. 8. About 22 million of them are about studying …
- Oxford Workshop Brings International Scholars Together to Study Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, and Tibet 22 October 2026 5 h 22 min EIN Presswire Supported by WAKSAW, the two-day Oxford workshop united international scholars in history, archaeology, art, ritual, and Buddhist traditions NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The WAKSAW-Uddiyana Archaeological …
- News in Easy English: Young priests try to keep temples in Japan's countryside open 22 October 2026 4 h 33 min The Mainichi Jiyu Morisada chants sutras in the main hall in the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, on July 12, 2026. (Mainichi/Yasuaki Hiramoto) TSUYAMA, Okayama -- In the hills of Okayama Prefecture, young Buddhist priests have a big problem. Many temples have …
- Mamdani celebrates Navratri with Hindu New Yorkers, calls for unity against hate after Illinois temple shooting attempt 22 October 2026 4 h 22 min Devdiscourse New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined Hindu New Yorkers in Queens to celebrate Navratri, Durga Puja, Dashain and Vijayadashami, calling for unity and solidarity against hate following an attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Illinois last week. …
- Dharmic Sabha condemns killing of Orlando Jaikaran, rejects violence in name of religion 22 October 2026 4 h 18 min News Room The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has condemned the brutal killing of young Orlando Jaikaran, saying no religious belief, ritual or claim of spiritual authority can justify violence against a child. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Sabha expressed …
- ‘Anti-Indian hate is exploding’: US lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi flags rising anti-Hindu hate online 22 October 2026 4 h 13 min The Times of India ‘Big Tech is profiting off hate’: Raja Krishnamoorthi (ANI photo) US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time) raised concerns over rising anti-Indian, anti-South Asian and anti-Hindu hate on social media, accusing major technology …
- Interfaith dialogue calls out forced conversions 22 October 2026 3 h 32 min The Express Tribune . HYDERABAD: Four decades of calls for religious harmony have yielded little progress on the ground, speakers at an interfaith dialogue in Hyderabad said, raising concerns over alleged forced conversions, the abduction of Hindu girls and the weak …
- Your Beef, Lamb, Chicken May Contain Pork 22 October 2026 1 h 33 min Islamic Horizons Food of People of the Book No Longer Resembles Their Historical Diets By Mohammad Abdullah Sept/Oct 26 Jews and Christians, as the “People of the Book,” hold a special status in Islam due to shared faith in the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (‘ …
- Konstantin Rudnev’s “The Dawn of Inliranga”: Energy, Memory, and the True Self 22 October 2026 1 h 30 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne and María Vardé* *A paper presented by María Vardé in the session “‘Ashram Shambhala’: A Panel on the Case of Konstantin Rudnev,” CESNUR 2026 conference, Taichung, Taiwan, October 11, 2026. Arthur with the “priests of the dolmen.” …
- “Bitter Winter” Hero of the Week: Palau’s President Sends China Packing 22 October 2026 1 h 30 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne President Surangel Whipps Jr. Credits. In the arithmetic of geopolitics, Palau looks like a rounding error. Its population of about 18,000 would fit inside a mid-sized football stadium, with seats left over for the visiting fans. Its …
- CESNUR Visits Tai Ji Men: Seven Years of Friendship, Thirty of Injustice 22 October 2026 1 h 29 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne Massimo Introvigne receives books, a calendar, and memories of Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy’s 60th anniversary during the CESNUR visit to Tai Ji Men. The CESNUR 2026 international conference ended in Taichung on October 12, but for many …
- Sanghi Virus Against Religious Minorities Reaches the US: Courtesy of RSS 22 October 2026 1 h 07 min Muslim Mirror On October 11, 2026, a horrible attempt on lives of innocent Hindu worshippers at one of the largest Hindu temples in USA, Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple in Aurora, Illinois State, got aborted due to jamming of AR-style rifle (a lightweight, …
- Inside the eerie 'ghost town' where only THREE families remain, homes lie abandoned and the church was sold for just 50p 22 October 2026 1 h 00 min Daily Mail Once a thriving farming community with shops, a railway station and two churches – Solsgirth is now a near-forgotten settlement. Eerie pictures reveal what the previously busy spot in Manitoba, Canada now looks like, with just a handful of households …
- Religious Freedom Advocate Saeed Abedini Helps Persecuted Believers Find Protection and Safe Passage 22 October 2026 0 h 30 min Somers Point Sentinel - New Jersey Long before his name became a rallying cry for churches around the world, Saeed Abedini was trying to build a place for children who had nowhere else to go. The project was an orphanage in Rasht, a city in northern Iran, and Abedini pursued it through …
- Reagan Institute Hosts a Conversation With Pastor Ezra Jin on Fight for Religious Freedom in China 21 October 2026 23 h 37 min The Epoch Times The Ronald Reagan Institute’s Center for Freedom and Democracy hosts a conversation at 5:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 21 with Pastor Ezra Jin, founder and senior pastor of Zion Church, one of China’s largest independent house churches, to talk about the fight for …
- Sharodiya Durgotsab ends with immersion 21 October 2026 23 h 11 min Views Bangladesh Sharodiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Wednesday amid joy, excitement and the sorrowful tone of farewell. Goddess Durga bade farewell to the mortal world with the immersion of idols in the evening. According …
- ‘If you are a Hindu, you are called communal’: BL Santhosh on the ‘Communal-Secular’ debate 21 October 2026 23 h 08 min Organiser Weekly BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B. L. Santhosh has argued that the terms “communal” and “secular” have acquired a particular political meaning in India, claiming that identifying as Hindu is often labelled communal while opposing Hindu …
- CAIR-Arizona Welcomes Charges in Alleged Plot Targeting Muslim and Jewish Religious Sites 21 October 2026 23 h 04 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/CAIR-Arizona Welcomes Charges in Alleged Plot Targeting Muslim and Jewish Religious Sites Islam World October 21, 2026 0 0 1 minute read CAIR-Arizona Welcomes Charges in Alleged Plot Targeting Muslim and Jewish Religious …
- Mumbai Garba Assault Case: Mohammad arrested for threatening and slapping a 17-year-old Hindu girl at Navratri Pandal 21 October 2026 22 h 47 min Organiser Weekly A disturbing video from a Garba event in Nalasopara, a bustling township in Mumbai’s extended northern suburbs, on the night of October 19, 2026 has gone viral, showing an 18-year-old man identified as Mohammad Gufran Shaikh (also referred to as Gufran …
- No load-shedding in Hindu-populated areas during Diwali: Kesoo Mal Kheal Das tells NA 21 October 2026 22 h 39 min The Nation ISLAMABAD - Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kesoo Mal Kheal Das on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that uninterrupted electricity supply would be ensured in Hindu-populated areas during Diwali this year. Speaking on …
- Kazakhstan's Orthodox Churches Remain Under Russia's Thumb. An Anti–War Priest Paid the Price. 21 October 2026 21 h 21 min The Moscow Times Earlier this month, a court in Almaty, Kazakhstan sentenced Yakov Vorontsov, a former priest who publicly opposed Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, to four years in prison. Officially, he was found guilty of illegally acquiring and possessing, …
- Myanmar Military Bombs and Burns Churches as Christian Communities Face Mounting Attacks 21 October 2026 20 h 41 min Charisma News Myanmar’s military destroyed two churches within days of each other this month, bombing a Presbyterian church and burning a Baptist church alongside nearby homes in the latest attacks on Christian communities, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide. …
- Government tasks MMDAs, chiefs and churches to make hygiene ... 21 October 2026 20 h 16 min Modern Ghana The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has tasked Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to make hand hygiene a visible, costed and monitored component of their development plans. He also …