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IRS Says Religious Teaching too Republican to be Tax Deductible, Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia Affirms Religious Freedom, Catholic Bishops Discuss Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Members,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 21, 2021
Christianity
Introduction Impelled by his faith to confront widespread human rights abuse in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu gained worldwide fame in the 1980s for his…
Religion News
What Hath COVID Wrought? Rabbi, Reverend and Imam on Coping; Amid Anti-Semitism, a Demonstration of Unity; Supreme Court Cases to Watch; Are Young Jews and Older…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 14, 2021
Christianity
The name of the outspoken 68-year-old son of a Black Presbyterian priest became an international household word in 2019 after his passionate sermon in St. George’s…
Religion News
Photos of Thai Buddhist Temples, Two Churches Win Cases against California, Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia to Determine Foster Care Placements, Bible and Preferred Pronouns Create…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 7, 2021
Religion News
June 16 marks the anniversary of the event that did more to draw world attention to the human and civil rights violations of apartheid in South…
Buddhist
The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism announced that their beloved teacher Thich Nhat Hanh passed away peacefully at Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế, Vietnam…
Religion News
Jews and Muslims Find Common Ground, Pew Study on Judaism Released, Religious Affiliated Child Care Services in Fight Over Gay Rights, Why The Chinese Communists Want…
Islam
Second in a series of World Religion News articles on great religious leaders of our time. Introduction When Pope Francis recently made a historic three-day trip…
Religion News
America’s Fraught Relationship With Religious Liberty, Two Steps for Tackling Religious Persecution, Blinken Says All Rights Are Equal, White House Muslim Commemoration Attracts Boycott, Supreme Court…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 24, 2021
Anglican
First in a series of World Religion News articles on great religious leaders of our time. Introduction: The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby is…
Religion News
Vatican Cautions Bishops on Refusing Communion, German Catholic Priests Defy Rome to Bless Gay Couples, Supreme Court to Take up Abortion Cases, China Eliminates Religion from…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 17, 2021