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In this interview, originally airing April 7, 1996, Gordon B. Hinckley, former president and prophet of the Mormon church, did an unprecedented interview with 60 Minutes‘…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 24, 2015
Buddhism
In a monumental interview published in O, The Oprah Magazine in 2001, Oprah talks to the spiritual leader to get a Buddhist view about values important…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 24, 2015
Features
World Religion News is excited to announce the launch of our “#InTheirOwnWords” series, in which we’ve collected historically defining interviews with world religion founders and leaders.…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 24, 2015
Featured Contributors
Stephanie and Russ Croman and their three daughters. Scientologist parents Stephanie and Russ Croman describe how going Clear helped them through their daughter’s devastating cancer diagnosis.…
Ethics
In an incident caught on tape, a Sydney woman defends a Muslim couple from an elderly woman’s disrespectful criticisms. Riding home on the train one day,…
Catholicism
Supreme Court will make an important decision in the ongoing same-sex marriage debate with the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Over 30 cases hang in the balance that…
Religion News
BBC documentarian and tv show host Louis Theroux, who’s been working on a documentary about the Church of Scientology, says he has been informed that he…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 23, 2015
Catholicism
With a scheduled US release date of May 22, 2015, Lionsgate hopes to put audiences on the edge of their seats with a new horror film:…
Buddhism
Nicolas Vreeland shows his collection of photographs from a 2003 journey with his spiritual teacher, Khyongla Rinpoche. Nicholas Vreeland is the Abbot of Rato Dratsang, one…
Baptist
As new candidates announce their bid in the 2016 presidential race, we examine the religious beliefs of the leading contenders for America’s next president. Many Americans…
Entertainment
Celebrants and tourists alike enjoy games and delightfully shaped snacks at Kanamara Matsuri, a Shinto penis festival that honors fertility and prosperity. There are thousands of Shinto…
Christianity
Kory Westerhold, ex-Apple designer and his co-founder, Yahoo Design Director Aaron Martin, have created a new bible app which they recently showed off in an exclusive…