Features
Houses of Worship: Touro Synagogue
1677: Jewish diaspora is in Newport, Rhode Island. Families are arriving in Newport after long journeys beginning in Spain and Portugal, then onto Amsterdam or London…
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Christianity
Sheltered from the Storm at the Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry
“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander…
Featured
A Look Back at 2022
As the new year approaches, we look at the events of the past year—both in the world of religion and in World Religion News. What were…
Features
Faith and Voodoo
In the coastal country of Benin, the population is divided into roughly three major religious groups: Christian, Muslim and Vodun (better known in the West as…
Features
Inaugural G20 Religion Forum Promotes Solidarity and Respect in The Emerald of the Equator
Thailand, 1997: A financial crisis starts which is deemed local to the country, but soon the same is seen in countries throughout Southeast Asia including Malaysia,…
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Houses of Worship: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
It’s 1929 in Los Angeles. There are one million residents in the city. Miracle Mile is becoming the new commercial center, drawing people out of downtown.…
Celebrity
Jamie Lee Curtis Takes a Stand Against Kanye West’s Antisemitic Tweet
Jamie Lee Curtis, award-winning actress, “Scream Queen,” and activist, has taken a public stand against recent antisemitic tweets from Kanye West. Curtis is originally from the…
Catholicism
Houses of Worship: Saint Peter’s Basilica
The Roman Catholic Church is the largest and oldest Christian denomination in the world, with some 221,700 parishes, 467,000 clergy, and 1.3 billion members. The home…
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Religion: The Lifeline of Humanity
Salvation, redemption, absolution, deliverance. Any religion focuses one way or another, through one path or another, on the liberation of the individual, and—since so much of…
Buddhism
Muslim World League’s Historic Multifaith Forum in Saudi Arabia
The Muslim World League held the Forum on Common Values Among Religious Followers, a multifaith event with leaders from around the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…
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New Report Discusses Religious Equity in the Workplace
Religious Freedom & Business Institute has released their annual index measuring the commitment of corporations to religious inclusion in the workplace. The latest index covers all…
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Faith-based Pursuit of Nourishing Food Gives Rise to Sustainable Farm
With the industrial food system common to farming in the United States, from the way slaughterhouses are run to the pesticides used on crop farms, Samer…