Covering the world of religion — every faith, every voice
Islam
INTRODUCTION Talib M. Shareef is President and Imam of Masjid Muhammad, the historic “Nation’s Mosque,” in Washington, D.C. Established in 1935, it is the capital’s oldest…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 24, 2021
Buddhism
Religious Exemptions to Vaccine Mandates? Teaching Religion in Social Studies; India to Hold First Global Buddhist Conference in November; Five Lessons for Managing Congregations in a…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 20, 2021
Agnosticism
Religious Artisans Find Inspiration in Faith From stained-glass to calligraphy, art has always contributed to religious traditions. Forbidden images, illuminated manuscripts and even maps testify to…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 13, 2021
Catholicism
Texas Churches Can’t be Forced to Close Under New Law; Catholics, Other Religious Groups Help Refugees; Nearly 60 Percent of White Evangelicals are Vaccinated; Coalition Defends…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 6, 2021
Jewish
Introduction Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein is one of the leading lights of Reform Judaism — the largest denomination of Jews in the America, representing 33 percent…
Bahá'í Faith
PBS Video: David Brooks on Kabul, Afghanistan; Iranian Government Seizes Baha’i Property; Supreme Court and Religious Liberty; Potsdam Gets First Synagogue Since WWII; Christianity Principles Under…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 30, 2021
Baptist
Introduction Saint, leader, intellectual giant. Moral, compassionate, humble servant. Those are some words of praise for Neville Callam, the first Black to lead the Baptist World…
Christianity
In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion; Churches “Essential” In One State at Least; Sharia Law Coming to Afghanistan; Update on Sikhs and…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 23, 2021
Catholicism
Facebook Rolls Out Prayer Group; Churches, Organizations Pitch In To Help in Dixie Fire; Supreme Court’s Next Big One: Religion and Abortion; Infrastructure Bill Enforces Gender…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 16, 2021
Christian
If I were a traditional journalist, I would not interview Bishop Jon Fish of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He makes no accusations,…
Catholicism
INTRODUCTION His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Born in present-day Turkey in 1940, Dimitrios Archontonis, as Bartholomew…
Buddhism
Scientologist Wins Case Against Munich “Sect Filter;” Religious Restrictions Return with Rise of Delta Variant; Vatican Launches Global Compact on the Family; Problems With Biden’s Religious…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 12, 2021