Religion in the Daily News

Religion in the Daily News

• A new book on personal relationships features a gay couple navigating religious and class barriers 10 March 2026 17 h 44 min Scroll.in Amit, our hero is standing on the stone platform on the bank of the Narmada River. He looks up at the North Star that appears in the night sky and has a flashback. He remembers the time when he stood there with his beloved at the moment when they had …
• Ramazan brings Hindus and Muslims closer in Sindh’s Mithi 10 March 2026 17 h 40 min The Express Tribune Many of the city's Hindus also observe Ramazan and Iftar has become a social gatheringThis photograph taken on February 26, 2026 shows Mohan Lal Malhi (2L), a Hindu caretaker of a Sufi shrine, breaking his fast during the Islamic holy fasting month of …
• Even in death, Bhatti’s voice isn’t silenced 10 March 2026 17 h 11 min The Catholic Register “His voice was silenced but his mission lives on.”  So says a video promoting Blood and Water, a newly released biography of Shahbaz Bhatti, gunned down 15 years ago, March 2, 2011, by religious extremists in Islamabad, Pakistan, thus ending a life …
• War of words rages on between opinionated voices in Villages-News.com 10 March 2026 16 h 47 min Villages News - Florida To the Editor: David Dallas refuted my statement that “all the political and religious organizations can be viewed as good vs. evil” in my letter titled “Americans are being deceived by propaganda.” He then proceeded to accuse the Jews and Israel of being …
• Cardinal Sako, head of Chaldean Church in Iraq, retires as war engulfs the region 10 March 2026 16 h 34 min CityNews Halifax ROME (AP) — The patriarch of one of the most important Christian churches in the Middle East retired on Tuesday, setting the stage for new leadership as war engulfs the region. Iraqi Cardinal Louis Sako of the Chaldean Catholic Church said he had asked to …
• How Iran is building a religious mythology around its new supreme leader 10 March 2026 16 h 15 min Mint Martyrdom is a central concept in Shiite Islam, harking back to the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was killed in the seventh century after refusing to pledge allegiance to a ruler who had inherited power. Hussein’s death in …
• Church Leaders Call For Christians To Protest Trump 10 March 2026 16 h 08 min Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Our polarized era features unique and quasi-religious devotion toward President Donald Trump from his MAGA base, set against profound hostility from foes of his words and deeds. Church leaders in that second camp, mostly mainline and liberal …
• Why Team India only visit temples? Harbhajan schools Kirti Azad 10 March 2026 14 h 55 min India Today Harbhajan Singh served Kirti Azad a lesson in harmony after the 1983 World Cup winner went viral on the internet for his question about why the Indian cricket team visits a temple every time after winning a trophy. Azad asked why the team, which includes …
• Misfits and Moral Injury: Why Shusaku Endo Matters Today 10 March 2026 14 h 40 min Church Life Journal - Indiana Shusaku Endo (1923-1996) was a Japanese novelist who, despite receiving his country’s highest literary awards, saw himself as a cultural misfit. Estranged as a child from his father in a deeply patriarchal society, he converted to Catholicism at age twelve …
• When is St. Patrick’s Day? Here's what to know this year 10 March 2026 14 h 32 min The Journal News - New York March 10, 2026, 4:47 a.m. ET Grab your green beads, hats and shirts - a day of green attire, pints and pleasure are straight ahead. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 17. The day originated as a religious holiday – honoring St. …
• INTERVIEW: The Decline of Religious Participation in America 10 March 2026 13 h 51 min Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado This story by Sarah Melotte appeared on The Daily Yonder on March 6, 2026. It first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see …
• Interfaith harmony: In southeast Pakistan, Ramadan brings Hindus and Muslims closer 10 March 2026 13 h 47 min RTL Today Partab Shivani, a Hindu in Muslim-majority Pakistan, has fasted on and off during Ramadan for years, but this time is different as he practices abstinence for the entire holy month. Every year, he and his friends in the southeastern city of Mithi arrange …
• Nazareth Baptist Church marks 116 years of faith and influence 10 March 2026 13 h 47 min Witness The Nazareth Baptist Church is commemorating 116 years since its founding, with the KwaZulu-Natal government praising the church’s enduring influence on the spiritual and cultural life of the province. The church was founded on March 10, 1910, by Prophet …
• US issues security alert ahead of religious processions in Pakistan amid US-Iran war tensions 10 March 2026 13 h 26 min The Economic Times The US Embassy in Pakistan issued a security alert ahead of the planned large-scale religious processions across the country, noting that the movement of all US personnel will be restricted beginning March 10. In an official statement, it said, "The U …
• Haga Sophia and the Persistence of Sacred Memory & Conflict 10 March 2026 13 h 23 min Providence Back in 2020, when the Turkish government formally re-converted the Hagia Sophia (also known as the Ayasofya in Turkish) into a mosque, the decision was framed domestically as a restoration of national sovereignty against the rising tide of Western …
• National Unity Ministry urges stern action over incidents threatening racial and religious harmony 10 March 2026 13 h 17 min Malay Mail PUTRAJAYA, March 10 — The National Unity Ministry is taking seriously three recent incidents that have the potential to disrupt harmony in the country and urged authorities to take decisive action against those responsible. “In this regard, I urge the …
• Ministers to raise religious, racial provocation issues at Cabinet meeting tomorrow 10 March 2026 13 h 15 min Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Steven Sim and Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan will bring up the issue of religious and racial provocation at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting. In a Facebook post today, …
• A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar 10 March 2026 13 h 01 min Sabrang India Widely read and recognised historian K N Panikkar, who critiqued colonial historiography’s simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals offered an alternative paradigm of modernity, passed away at a private hospital in …
• Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism 10 March 2026 13 h 00 min Sabrang India The Indian cricket team comprehensively defeated New Zealand to lift the T20 World Cup on Sunday night in Ahmedabad. As one of the Indian team’s supporters, I felt very glad and proud of our players, especially Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah, who, in my …
• Al-Sisi Says Egypt Must Serve Believers and Atheists Alike 10 March 2026 12 h 49 min Egyptian Streets   Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that Egypt must serve all citizens equally, including believers and atheists, stressing that government institutions should represent everyone regardless of their religious beliefs. Speaking during an iftar …
• ‘First, we are humans’: Ramazan brings Hindus and Muslims closer in Sindh’s Mithi 10 March 2026 12 h 48 min Dawn Many of the city's Hindus also observe Ramazan, and Iftar has become a social gathering where people from both faiths happily participate. Partab Shivani, a Hindu in Pakistan, has fasted on and off during Ramazan for years, but this time is different …
• The Kerala Story 2: Propaganda with a progressive disguise 10 March 2026 12 h 18 min Frontline - The Hindu The climactic scene in the recently released sequel to the 2023 film The Kerala Story shows a JCB bulldozer leading the way to the house of a Muslim perpetrator, thronged by a crowd of concerned Hindus and police officers. Third-degree interrogation …
• Christians lament government's new Islamophobia definition 10 March 2026 11 h 37 min Christian Today  (Photo: Getty/iStock) Christian commentators have reacted with dismay to the government’s newly announced definition of “anti-Muslim hostility”, formerly known as “Islamophobia”. Representatives of various faith groups, including Islam, have …
• In southeast Pakistan, Ramadan brings Hindus and Muslims closer 10 March 2026 11 h 26 min The Griffon News - Missouri Partab Shivani, a Hindu in Muslim-majority Pakistan, has fasted on and off during Ramadan for years, but this time is different as he practices abstinence for the entire holy month. Every year, he and his friends in the southeastern city of Mithi arrange …
• FHSU to offer degrees in fraud investigation, religious education this fall 10 March 2026 10 h 56 min Hays Post - Kansas File photoBy TONY GUERRERO Hays Post Fort Hays State University is launching two new interdisciplinary degree programs to prepare students for careers in crime investigation and leadership roles within faith-based nonprofits. FHSU will be offering a new …
• How Khomeini sidelined secular, Leftist, nationalist allies to make Iran an Islamic Republic 10 March 2026 10 h 31 min The Print With the Shah having managed to alienate not only the intellectuals and religious groups but also the leftists, nationalists and majority of the rural masses, the late 1970s saw a growing resentment towards the revived autocracy backed by the United States …
• Is B.C. right to establish 20-metre protection zones around religious sites? (Poll) 10 March 2026 10 h 22 min Castanet Kamloops Castanet - Mar 9, 2026 / 7:30 pm | Story: 602743 Photo: Unsplash B.C. is banning harassment near places of worship, an expansion of its similar rule for the areas around schools. The British Columbia government is bringing in legislation to prevent …
• Pune model reconverts to Hinduism, alleges harassment after interfaith marriage 10 March 2026 9 h 45 min Awaz The Voice Pune A model from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune district of Maharashtra has reconverted to Hinduism, alleging that she faced harassment during her marriage to a Muslim businessman. According to the woman, she married a businessman from Mira-Bhayandar in 2017 …
• Tibet in India’s China Calculus 10 March 2026 9 h 23 min Observer Research Foundation China’s Changing Approach to Tibet In recent times, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) worries about regime stability have shaped its approach to religion. This is clearly seen in the party’s Document No. 9, released in 2013, which includes organised …
• NYC religious leaders back Mamdani’s wealth tax 10 March 2026 9 h 04 min The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma (The Center Square) — Religious leaders are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to back New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to “tax the rich” to ease financial burdens on their congregations. In letter to Hochul and legislative leaders …
• Opposition Backs Kirti Azad Over Trophy Temple Visit Row, Calls For Respecting All Sentiments 10 March 2026 8 h 44 min Ommcom News New Delhi: Several Opposition leaders on Tuesday expressed support for Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Kirti Azad after his social media post questioning the decision to take the T20 World Cup trophy to a temple. Opposition leaders said Azad had …
• US State Moves To Condemn Hinduphobia 10 March 2026 8 h 19 min MENAFN (MENAFN- IANS) Washington, March 9 (IANS) Lawmakers in the US State of Minnesota, on Monday, introduced a resolution condemning Hinduphobia and 'anti-Hindu' bigotry, underscoring growing concern about discrimination and attacks targeting Hindu …
• Rob Shaw: B.C. to ban protests at places of worship 10 March 2026 7 h 38 min CHEK The B.C. government has introduced legislation to prevent protests at places of worship, saying a rising number of disruptions has forced the province to intervene and protect religious sites. Premier David Eby said there is no acceptable reason to harass …
• Why Are the United States Now Placing the Muslim Brotherhood on the Terrorist List? 10 March 2026 7 h 13 min The European Times The recent decision by the United States to classify certain branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations marks an important strategic shift in Washington’s approach to political Islam. For decades, the United States maintained a cautious— …
• Separation of Temple and State a must going forward  10 March 2026 6 h 55 min Daily FT The recent gathering of hundreds of Buddhist monks in Colombo demanding a greater role for the clergy in State affairs has highlighted the urgent need to separate religion from the machinery of governance. At first glance, part of the monks’ demand appears …
• SHOCK IN GHANAIAN GOSPEL: Music Legend Reportedly SACKED For Wearing Traditional Cloth On The Pulpit 10 March 2026 6 h 36 min Ghlagatin Accra—In a dramatic twist that has ignited debate across Ghana’s religious and cultural circles, a revered Ghanaian gospel music legend has reportedly been dismissed from a church ministry role after appearing on the pulpit dressed in traditional Ghanaian …
• Religious Prophecy and War: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in the Middle East 10 March 2026 6 h 32 min News Blaze We may be witnessing the most dangerous weapon in the modern world: not a nuclear warhead, but the collision of religious prophecy and war in human politics. As tensions escalate across the Middle East and warnings circulate from voices in Pakistan and …
• The Truth, Please, About Steven Hassan.4. The “Cult” of “Hassanology” 10 March 2026 6 h 18 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne Article 4 of 4. Read article 1, article 2, and article 3. Steven Hassan in 2026. From X.Hassan’s credibility as an expert has been challenged not only by scholars of new religious movements, who reject the Singer-derived “brainwashing …
• Deep reverence marks function to establish Pashupatinath Temple 10 March 2026 6 h 16 min South Asia Times Photo- SAT/NN. MELBOURNE, 6 March, 2026: The Astha Nepali Hindu Society, Nepalese Diaspora organisation, once again pledged to establish a Pashupatinath  temple a spiritual hub for all faith , a place of beacon of peace , spiritual transformation, …
• Bali Nyepi 2026 Guide: What to Know for the Day of Silence 10 March 2026 5 h 48 min Tempo.co TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Nyepi 2026 falls on March 19 and marks a total 24-hour shutdown across Bali. This year's ritual is unique as it coincides with the Islamic tradition of Takbiran, requiring coordination between religious communities. During this …