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Buddhism
A Colombo protest revives a long-running debate over Buddhism’s “foremost place” and minority rights. COLOMBO — Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in Sri Lanka’s capital on…
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Feb 23, 2026
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Malaysia’s government has announced a tougher approach toward unauthorised houses of worship—an intervention that has quickly become a national flashpoint in a country where religion is…
Christianity
NEW ORLEANS — A sharply divided federal appeals court has lifted a lower-court block on Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Christianity
ASSISI, Italy — The mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi have been placed on public display for an extended period in the Umbrian hill town…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
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Ramadan in 2026 (1447 AH) is being observed across the world, but not everyone began fasting on the same day. Depending on location—and on whether communities…
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Feb 22, 2026
Christianity
Church leaders from Nepal and India gathered in Kathmandu this month for a regional workshop hosted by the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church and convened by the…
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The Religion News Service reports that the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church has elected the Rev. Catherine Ngina Musau as its first female presiding bishop, a historic…
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Feb 21, 2026
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An international online event marking World Interfaith Harmony Week will bring together interfaith and humanitarian leaders on February 20, 2026 for a discussion titled “The Golden…
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Feb 19, 2026
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A new resource published by the International Association of Religion Journalists (IARJ) points reporters to a set of global studies arguing that religion coverage is often…
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Feb 18, 2026
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Humanists International’s latest Freedom of Thought Report (Key Countries Edition) warns that laws restricting “blasphemy” and religious criticism remain widespread, with far-reaching consequences for atheists, humanists,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 16, 2026
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Across Europe, the United States, and Africa, recent developments are highlighting how faith communities navigate public life—through new guidance, political debates, court proceedings, and, in some…
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Feb 16, 2026
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Elder Clark G. Gilbert has been called as the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
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Feb 14, 2026