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Amid Vatican talks, China official says foreign forces can’t control religion

2 months, 1 day ago

BEIJING: Religious matters in China cannot be controlled by foreigners, Beijing’s seniormost official for religion wrote in a Communist Party journal, amid talks with the Vatican to resolve a dispute over the appointment of Catholic…

IHC restrains individuals from changing religion without court permission

7 months, 24 days ago

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday ruled that no person will change his/her religion without its permission till further orders, ARY News reported. A single bench, comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, gave this…

Malaysian court says both parents must consent on children’s religion

8 months, 21 days ago

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Monday said the religion of a minor could only be decided with consent from both parents, a landmark ruling ending a near decade-old case that widened religious and racial divisions. The judgment is…

In Madrid, the homeless dine out…for free

1 year, 10 months ago

MADRID: It is early evening at a restaurant in central Madrid and Jose Silva sits down for a meal of rice, meatballs and vegetables as waiters flit from one table to another. All very normal, except for one crucial detail: Silva, 42,…

China targets parents in new religion rules for Muslim-dominated region

2 years, 7 days ago

XINJIANG: Parents and guardians in China's heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education…

Terrorists spreading extremism in the name of religion: Rouhani

2 years, 26 days ago

NEW YORK: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that terrorist organizations are spreading extremism in the name of religion, ARY News reported.

‘World at war’, but not a religious war: Pope Francis

2 years, 2 months ago

KRAKOW, POLAND: Pope Francis said Wednesday the world was at war but argued that religion was not the cause, as he arrived in Poland a day after terrorists murdered a priest in France.

Bollywood actress Surveen Chawla no more a Hinduism follower?

2 years, 4 months ago

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Surveen Chawala is one of the promising and emerging Indian stars, and now she has undergone a significant change in personality after she decided to practice Buddhism.

Quran recitation to be made part of national curriculum

2 years, 4 months ago

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to make recitation of the Holy Quran compulsory in the national educational curriculum.

Chinese president warns of foreign infiltration through religion

2 years, 5 months ago

BEIJING: China must be on guard against foreign infiltration through religion and stop "extremists" spreading their ideology, President Xi Jinping told a top-level meeting on managing religion, state media reported on Sunday.

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