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MUIS reviewing mosque safeguards, boosting security measures after child sexual abuse case
3+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) The Straits Times Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad said the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) is reviewing safeguards and strengthening security measures at mosques following a child sexual abuse case in which some of the interactions involving…...
Mosque promised in India's Ayodhya settlement scaled back over funding shortfall
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (377+ words) Published Jul 08, 2026, 05:27 PM NEW DELHI, July 8 - A mosque project conceived as part of India's Supreme Court settlement of the decades-old Ayodhya dispute is being scaled down to a fraction of what was originally envisioned due to the Muslim community's lack…...
Pope Leo puts focus on prisoners in first papal visit to a Spanish jail
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (329+ words) Published Jun 10, 2026, 05:13 PM BARCELONA, June 10 - Pope Leo, who has forcefully advocated for the rights of prisoners, visited one of Spain's largest prisons on Wednesday, urging the inmates to make amends for their crimes and commit to living better lives. Speaking…...
Muslim faithful leave Mecca after haj
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) Muslim pilgrims gathering at the Mount of Mercy on the plain of Arafat outside Mecca on May 26 during the annual haj pilgrimage. Published May 29, 2026, 05:03 PM Updated May 29, 2026, 05:17 PM MECCA – Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca…...
British Jews gather for annual celebration in shadow of recent attacks
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (226+ words) Published May 06, 2026, 07:15 PM Updated May 06, 2026, 07:45 PM LONDON, May 6 - Thousands of British Jews gathered in north London on Tuesday to mark the Lag B'Omer festival, a celebratory event in the Jewish calendar, after weeks of heightened tension and fear following a…...
Stolen Buddha statue returns to Nepal temple
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (503+ words) Devotees carrying a centuries-old Buddha statue stolen in the 1980s, back to its pagoda-style temple in Kathmandu on May 1. Published May 01, 2026, 10:30 PM Updated May 01, 2026, 10:32 PM KATHMANDU – A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen from a Nepali temple was reinstalled in its original location…...
Monk ends barefoot Sri Lanka trek with a dog and plea for peace
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) Vietnamese Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Pannakara (centre) accompanied by Sri Lankan army commandos walks with his pet dog Aloka, a stray rescued from India. Published Apr 28, 2026, 10:25 PM COLOMBO – A saffron-robed Buddhist monk ended a gruelling barefoot walk across Sri Lanka on…...
Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally pray together at first meeting
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (536+ words) Pope Leo and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally met privately before going together to a 17th century chapel where they recited prayers in unison. Published Apr 27, 2026, 06:52 PM Updated Apr 27, 2026, 07:11 PM VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo and new Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally…...
Pope Leo to visit prison in Equatorial Guinea on final leg of Africa tour
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (526+ words) Pope Leo XIV walking next to President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport on April 21. Published Apr 22, 2026, 11:25 AM Updated Apr 22, 2026, 01:41 PM MALABO, Equatorial Guinea – Pope Leo XIV will visit a prison known…...
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5+ mon, 5+ day ago (14+ words) Blending ritual with rave: Buddhism Expo in S. Korea draws 250k visitors The Straits Times...