Religion in the Daily News
- Garba Row: Hindu Group Bars Non-Hindus, Deploys Teams to Monitor Festivities 13 October 2026 17 h 38 min Deccan Chronicle Jaipur: A Hindu organisation has put up banners outside several Garba venues here, declaring that non-Hindus would not allowed in the events, and saying it has deployed 27 teams to 'monitor' the celebrations. The banners, put up by Sanatan Suraksha …
- Maybe secular liberals can’t save democracy 13 October 2026 17 h 21 min Vox To the average observer concerned with the future of American democracy, it might be easy to conclude that religion has been part of the problem — particularly over the last few years. Right-wing religious leaders, including the leading Southern Baptist …
- Marital Crisis as a Cause of the Church’s Crisis: What a Study Reveals and 4 Recommendations for Addressing It 13 October 2026 17 h 12 min Zenit (ZENIT News / Washington, 10.12.2026).- The Catholic Church in the United States may be losing more than weddings as marriage rates decline: it may also be weakening one of the principal settings in which religious faith is passed from one generation …
- Dumenko: Churches not recognizing OCU do not deny its autocephaly 13 October 2026 16 h 45 min Union of Orthodox Journalists Today 10:57 88 Author: News OCU head Epifaniy Dumenko said that the Local Orthodox Churches that have yet to recognize his organization do not actually reject its autocephaly as such, but are merely waiting for the war to end and the Russian Orthodox …
- Muslim Ghettos, a Refuge or Trap? 13 October 2026 16 h 24 min Muslim Mirror The political segregation has drawn a stark electoral cartography of the “New India,” revealing a deepening Hindu-Muslim divide on the ground. Clearly, religious consolidation on both sides is an obvious outcome of the polarised electoral climate, …
- We’re All In God’s Country Now 13 October 2026 15 h 44 min Texas Monthly Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. Flanked by a coterie of pastors, lawyers, a self-described prophet, and a former talk show host, Lieutenant Governor Dan …
- Bangladesh PM pledges security and equal treatment for minorities 13 October 2026 15 h 30 min The Assam Tribune Dhaka, Oct 13: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said his government is committed to ensuring the rights and security of all citizens irrespective of their religious identity. Rahman made the remarks during an exchange of views with Hindu …
- Socialism And Islam Are Both Religions Based On Pillaging The West 13 October 2026 15 h 18 min The Federalist France is on fire — again. Hundreds of French schools have closed for periods or remain shut down, and the rioting continues, even spreading to neighboring Belgium. Beginning with a faculty protest at Saint-Exupéry High School over budget cuts, students …
- The third sixties: Silicon Valley’s forgotten formula for genius 13 October 2026 14 h 53 min The San Francisco Standard - California Psychedelics are having a moment. Tech executives brag about their microdosing regimens (opens in new tab). Demand is growing for wellness retreats (opens in new tab)built around psilocybin. And in April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order …
- Religion helps inmates confront crimes as Japan prison adapts 13 October 2026 14 h 44 min The Mainichi Buddhist priests conduct an "Urabone" memorial service at Chiba Prison in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on July 31, 2026. (Kyodo) CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The faint smell of incense hung in the air as more than 200 inmates sat silently in a prison …
- Meet The American Psychiatrist Who Tried To Prove Reincarnation 13 October 2026 14 h 33 min Religion Unplugged How a religion explains death — and life after death — is often as important to an understanding of that faith as is its explanation of God or mortality. The question of how to escape death is at the center of nearly all religions. And one of the oldest …
- VHP asks Rahul Gandhi to apologise over Lord Shiva tandav remark 13 October 2026 14 h 19 min India Today The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to pressure the judiciary and hurting Hindu religious sentiments by comparing the opposition's protest against the Election Commission with Lord Shiva's tandav. The …
- Opinion | Religious freedom and trust 13 October 2026 14 h 08 min Witness Our Constitution affirms everyone’s right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief and opinion (section 15). This is subject to the condition that religious rights are not practised in a manner that is illegal, unlawful or harmful to human …
- Road Safety Is Not An Attack On Christianity: Stop Using The... 13 October 2026 14 h 04 min Modern Ghana The growing controversy over restrictions on preaching in moving commercial vehicles in Ghana has once again exposed a disturbing tendency among certain religious and political commentators to turn legitimate public policy questions into emotionally …
- Meat, fish shops ordered to be shut during Navratri in Jharkhand town, sparks row 13 October 2026 13 h 55 min India Today A directive from the Garhwa Municipal Council in Jharkhand asking meat, chicken, and fish shops to remain closed during Navratri has sparked debate over religious sentiment, food choices, and the limits of civic authority. The municipal council issued …
- Eat biryani, but buy from Hindus: Row over posters in Bengal ahead of Durga Puja 13 October 2026 13 h 55 min India Today Posters urging people to buy meat and biryani from Hindu-owned shops have appeared across West Bengal’s Siliguri ahead of Durga Puja, triggering a political controversy over religious identity, food choices and communal harmony in West Bengal. Put up by …
- How protests have shaped India: From anti-Hindi agitation to farm laws 13 October 2026 13 h 48 min St. Kitts Gazette New Delhi, India – Central parts of the Indian capital have been flooded in recent days with thousands of armed personnel, chasing down young protesters demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner (CEC) and struggling to secure …
- AFRICA - African Churches express closeness to Pope Leo XIV: Prayers and best wishes for his surgery 13 October 2026 13 h 47 min Fides Tuesday, 13 October 2026 Rome (Fides News Agency) – The Churches of Africa express closeness to Pope Leo XIV as he prepares to undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule. On behalf of the African bishops, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa and …
- Restoration completed at Ayia Marina chapel in Lapithos 13 October 2026 13 h 44 min Cyprus Mail Conservation work has been completed at the chapel of Ayia Marina in occupied Lapithos, in the Kyrenia district, as part of ongoing efforts to preserve Cyprus’ cultural and religious heritage, it was announced on Tuesday. The project was co-funded by the …
- How protests have shaped India: From agitations against Hindi to farm laws 13 October 2026 13 h 35 min Al Jazeera New Delhi, India – Central parts of the Indian capital have been flooded in recent days with thousands of armed personnel, chasing down young protesters demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner (CEC) and struggling to secure …
- 'What feels wrong deep in my heart can't keep going on' – Peloton's only hijabi rider quits cycling for religious reasons 13 October 2026 13 h 09 min Cyclingnews Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The women's peloton's only Hijabi rider, Safiya Al Sayegh of the United Arab Emirates, has ended her career as professional cyclist for religious reasons. Al …
- Durga Puja: Religion, history, literature and festival culture of Bengal 13 October 2026 13 h 03 min Views Bangladesh At the outset, let us correct one misconceptions that have long been repeated. That is-- Durga Puja should be called Sharadotsav, or the autumn festival. Strictly speaking, Sharadotsav should refer to a festival held during the autumn season. In the …
- We Need More Religion in Public Life, Not Less 13 October 2026 12 h 10 min Mere Orthodoxy Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid. Can Religion Save Democracy? Brazos Press, 2026. $26.99. 224 pp. Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid want to make religion in the United States great again. In an era of increasing secularization and declines in religious …
- Saraki Lauds Ilorin Islamic School On Centenary Attainment 13 October 2026 12 h 03 min New Telegraph Former Senate President and Baba Adinni of the Ansar-Ul-Islam Society of Nigeria, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the Az-Zumratul Adabiyyatul Kamaliyyah School of Arabic and Islamic Studies as one of the defining institutions and enduring …
- B. R. Ambedkar and the Dalit Quest for Dignity 13 October 2026 12 h 02 min Tricycle The value of a man was reduced to his immediate identity and nearest possibility. To a vote. To a number. To a thing. Never was a man treated as a mind. As a glorious thing made of star dust. —Rohith Vemula, January 17, 2016 On a January morning in 2016 …
- Buddhist Monk fitted with prosthetic by Mercer On Mission team to lead Macon Community Peace Walk 13 October 2026 11 h 33 min Mercer Den MACON, Ga. — Mercer University’s Office of the University Minister will host a Community Peace Walk on Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 2 p.m. at Washington Square Park. The walk will be led by Buddhist monk Phra Ajarn Maha Dam Phommasan, who visited Mercer’s …
- Ex-Muslim Violently Attacked for Following Jesus Urges Christians To Share the Gospel With Confidence 13 October 2026 11 h 23 min International Business Times - United Kingdom Ahmed Joktan, a Saudi-born Christian evangelist, says his conversion from Islam to Christianity cost him his family and left him with lasting physical injuries. Despite the persecution he describes, Joktan is encouraging Western Christians to share their …
- Root out abuse built on white supremacy, religious intolerance. 13 October 2026 11 h 07 min Chicago Sun Times - Illinois Months after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, no one has been charged. He was 25. He was Colombian. He had a 3-year-old daughter. He had a federal work permit. Homeland …
- The Cardinal’s Silence and the Politics of Buddhism in Sri Lanka 13 October 2026 10 h 52 min Sri Lanka Guardian by Durga Velayudham Soon after the landmark judgment in the Easter Sunday attacks case, in which 15 defendants were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms, including sentences ranging from 200 to 260 years, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has remained a …
- Hindu group 'bars' non-Hindus from Garba events, deploys teams to 'monitor' celebrations 13 October 2026 10 h 10 min The Pioneer Banners prohibiting non-Hindus from entering Garba venues have been put up at several locations in Jaipur by a Hindu organisation, which says it has deployed 27 teams to monitor the celebrations during Navratri. The banners, installed by the Sanatan …
- Gashumba challenges Uganda’s prophets to prove healing powers, offers Shs200 million 13 October 2026 10 h 07 min Vivid Voice News KAMPALA, Uganda — Frank Gashumba has challenged Ugandan religious leaders who claim to possess miraculous healing powers to demonstrate them on critically ill patients in Kampala hospitals, offering Shs200 million as part of the challenge. The outspoken …
- Women thrashed to the ground, students battered: Hindu Raksha Dal member showered with garlands after bail 13 October 2026 10 h 01 min Mathrubhumi New Delhi: A Hindu Raksha Dal member arrested over the alleged assault of students and women during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi was welcomed with garlands after securing bail, barely two days after his arrest. The reception for …
- Video of blazing effigy falsely shared as Quran burning in India 13 October 2026 9 h 52 min Yahoo News After several mosques were demolished in India in September 2026, a video circulated on social media in Muslim-majority Bangladesh that falsely claimed it showed Hindu activists burning a copy of the Quran. The footage in fact shows protesters burning an …
- Donald Trump reposts Kid Rock's Fox News rant about religious civil war in the US 13 October 2026 9 h 39 min Irish Star Donald Trump has reposted a clip of Kid Rock's Fox News rant President Donald Trump is once again backing Kid Rock. Late on Sunday, October 11, the 80-year-old Commander-in-Chief took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to repost a clip of the …
- Flores Island promoted as Catholic religious tourism destination 13 October 2026 9 h 37 min Antara Jakarta (ANTARA) - Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province was promoted as a Catholic religious tourism destination in Indonesia through a walking pilgrimage event titled "Camino de Flores: The Sacred Journey of Flores" set for October 23-27 …
- Important Days in November 2026: National and International Dates List 13 October 2026 9 h 02 min Jagran Josh Important Days in November 2026: November, the eleventh month of the year, is packed with a rich blend of significant days celebrated both nationally and globally. According to the Hindu Calendar, November marks the full moon month of Kartika, a time …
- The London church that helped shape a nation: 300 years of St Martin-in-the-Fields 13 October 2026 8 h 59 min Christian Today St Martin-in-the-Fields sits on the edge of Trafalgar Square in London. (Photo: Getty/iStock) Few parish churches are as famous as St Martin-in-the-Fields in central London. This year, it marks its 300th anniversary. This is the story … The original …
- ‘Buy Biryani From Hindu Shops’: Posters In Bengal Trigger Political Row Ahead Of Durga Puja 13 October 2026 8 h 21 min ABP Live A political controversy has erupted in West Bengal ahead of Durga Puja after posters urging people to buy biryani and puja-related items from Hindu-owned shops went viral on social media. Opposition parties have demanded police action over the posters. The …
- Rights, security for all, regardless of faith: PM 13 October 2026 8 h 18 min Daily Star The government is committed to ensuring the rights and security of every citizen, regardless of religious identity, said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday. Everyone should be treated equally as a citizen of Bangladesh, he said while exchanging views …
- 'Buy biryani from Hindu shops’ posters in Bengal spark row ahead of Durga Puja 13 October 2026 8 h 09 min Hindustan Times A political controversy has broken out in West Bengal ahead of Durga Puja over posters urging people to purchase biryani and puja articles from shops owned by Hindu owners, with opposition parties seeking police action in the case. The posters were spotted …