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World Peace Congress President Mr. Gustavo M. Guillermé sounds the alarm on the global fundamentalist terror network. In today’s interview with the Chief Editor of WRN,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 8, 2025
Public Interest
Today is the day Scientologists the world over celebrate the birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard. Here is an article by John Evans, originally published…
WRN Editorial Staff
Mar 13, 2025
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World Religion News is proud to announce a new series: “Wikipedia Religious UnReliable Sources”. This investigative series delves into the complex world of Wikipedia’s policies on…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 30, 2024
Christianity
Calling Easter Sunday “the most important and beautiful day of history,” Pope Francis addressed an audience of around 100,000 people after presiding over Mass at St.…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 23, 2023
Catholicism
Holy Saturday, which commemorates the time when Jesus Christ was buried on the eve of his resurrection on Easter Sunday, is an occasion of “divine darkness”…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 22, 2023
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As the new year approaches, we look at the events of the past year—both in the world of religion and in World Religion News. What were…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 29, 2022
Christianity
The spotlight never dims on Texas. Earlier this year a school district banned an Anne Frank adaptation, and now under a new state law, public schools…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 14, 2022
Judaism
In the space of a lifetime, the people of Ukraine have endured war (5-7 million lost in WWII), nuclear disaster (Chernobyl 1986), and civil discord. February’s…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 5, 2022
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“Go with the flow.” “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” “By letting go all gets done.” “All things change.” “Let it be.”…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 1, 2022
Catholicism
The best voice-over in film history is Ray Liotta’s 16-minute opening to Goodfellas. Understated, earnest, almost reassuring, it entices the viewer into a world of brute force,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 1, 2022
Bahá'í Faith
In 1844, a 25-year-old Persian merchant named Sayyed ʿAlí Muḥammad Shírází had a realization. He took on the title of Báb, meaning gateway or door, and…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 29, 2022
Christianity
And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” – Mark 12:17 Just before…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 19, 2022