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America
In a historic decision, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected pope, becoming the first US American (2nd American after Pope Francis) to lead the Roman Catholic Church.…
Culture
KINGNEWSWIRE / Press release // Valencia, Spain — A group of over 100 Scientologists from the United States, Italy, Mexico, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, and other countries came together in…
Editor's choice
VATICAN CITY — In a solemn Mass celebrated in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, called for unity, prayer,…
Portraits In Faith
“Portraits in Faith” is a section dedicated to highlighting the lives and legacies of individuals who champion interfaith dialogue, religious freedom, and global peace. In the late afternoon light filtering…
FORB
According to the French religions news site Religactu, which conducted an in‑depth review of hundreds of internal documents and email exchanges, France’s anti‑cult watchdog—the Mission interministérielle de vigilance et de lutte…
Portraits In Faith
“Portraits in Faith” is a section dedicated to highlighting the lives and legacies of individuals who champion interfaith dialogue, religious freedom, and global peace. Late afternoon on April 22, 2016,…
Editor's choice
Few buildings on Earth encapsulate the drama of human history as vividly as Hagia Sophia. For nearly 1,500 years, this architectural titan has stood at the crossroads of empires, religions,…
International
ROME — Thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025, for the funeral of Pope Francis, whose death on April 21 after a brief illness marked the end…
FORB
The early‑morning stabbing of 22‑year‑old Aboubakar Cissé on April 25 inside the Khadija mosque of La Grand‑Combe has forced France to confront a surge in anti‑Muslim violence that many fear is eroding…
Asia
In a world still grappling with the legacies of forced migration and religious persecution, new academic research is revisiting one of Southeast Asia’s lesser-known tragedies — the complex fate of…
