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Christianity
A Royal Palace concert for UN World Interfaith Harmony Week brought Orthodox chant, classical repertoire, and sacred poetry into one shared program. SOFIA, Bulgaria — On…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 27, 2026
Buddhism
After global fame and Olympic pressure, the freestyle skiing star has spoken—briefly but pointedly—about faith, ego, and learning to tune out the noise. When Gu Ailing—known…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 26, 2026
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…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Art
As the Carmelites of Charity Vedruna mark 200 years on Feb. 26, 2026, their provincial leader says the anniversary is a moment to “bring to the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Ethics
A US envoy’s theology-laced comments collide with diplomacy—reopening questions about religion’s role in foreign policy and the risks of sacred language in a volatile region. A…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Ethics
As Ramadan opened in Jerusalem, the compound Muslims know as Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jews revere as the Temple Mount again became the focal point of a…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Christianity
A split federal appeals court says the challenge is premature—setting up a new front in America’s church–state battles over public education. A closely divided U.S. federal…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 23, 2026
Featured
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
Featured
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…
WRN Editorial Staff
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…