Bethlehem carvers fret over second Easter without tourists | Israel-Palestine conflict News
On most Easter holidays, the cobbled streets of Bethlehem — the occupied West Bank town revered as the birthplace of Jesus — would be bustling…
India deploys troops after deadly protests over Muslim endowment bill | Religion News
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state – home to 25 million Muslims.Indian…
Pope Francis meets King Charles, Queen Camilla during Vatican convalescence | Politics News
Charles tells Italy’s parliament that peace is ‘never to be taken for granted’ before a surprise visit to Pope Francis.Pope Francis met privately with King…
India’s opposition says will challenge Muslim properties bill in top court | Religion News
India’s opposition parties say they will challenge a recently passed bill that overhauls laws governing Muslim religious endowments in the country’s Supreme Court. The waqf…
Indian parliament’s lower house passes controversial Muslim endowments bill | Religion News
India’s lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim endowments worth…
Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world | Religion News
Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted…
‘Eid of Sadness’: Gaza marks festival amid Israeli bombings, lack of food | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate as they marked Eid al-Fitr with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to…
Month of giving: Syrians in Ethiopia keep Ramadan iftar tradition alive | Religion
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Images of old Damascus and Aleppo adorn the walls of a modest restaurant tucked into Bole Michael, a working-class neighbourhood near…
Eid Mubarak 2025: Hear greetings in different languages | Religion News
Eid begins on Sunday, March 30 in Saudi Arabia. Here’s how to wish a blessed Eid in different languages.With the sighting of the new moon…
Ramadan in colour: How Muslims in Africa celebrate the holy month and Eid | Arts and Culture
Nigeria: Spirituality and horseback parades Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is also home to the continent’s largest number of Muslims. The mainly Muslim northern regions…
How India’s $14bn Muslim endowments are being plundered, even by government | Religion News
Bhopal, India – In January this year in Ujjain, a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, authorities bulldozed nearly 250 properties, including…
Sidi Shayban’s Ramadan iftars challenge Israeli restrictions in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict
El-Bireh, occupied West Bank – In a modest Ramallah hotel, nearly 100 displaced Palestinians from Gaza, most receiving medical treatment, wait silently for iftar. They…
Pope Francis makes first public appearance since admission to hospital
Pope Francis waved to well-wishers from a hospital balcony in Rome as doctors were to discharge him after treatment. Source link
Pope Francis leaves hospital after five weeks of treatment | Religion News
Pope calls for an immediate end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza as he was released from Gemelli hospital.Pope Francis has arrived home at the…
Pope Francis to leave hospital on Sunday, needs two months rest: Doctors | Religion News
Francis was admitted to Rome hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection.Pope Francis will be discharged from hospital on Sunday and will need…
India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now? | Politics
New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was…
Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask as condition improves, Vatican says | Religion News
The Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving’ after spending five weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.Pope Francis is no longer using an oxygen mask to breathe…
Why 17th-century emperor Aurangzeb’s grave is India’s latest flashpoint | Politics
New Delhi, India — Datta Shirke has not left his home for the past two days and fears for the safety of his family. Vehicles…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5 recap: Tim’s finding his religion
“The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Times staffers love an escape, but since we…
First photo of ailing Pope Francis released amid complex health condition | Health News
The pontiff, 88, continues papal duties despite ill health, approving long-term church reform from his hospital room.The Vatican has released the first picture of Pope…