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From prayer to care: Pilot scheme turns places of worship into ‘third spaces’ for seniors
1+ week, 5+ day ago (914+ words) (From left) Retirees Hamidah Wan, 57, and Ramlah Rasul, 71, with Allkin’s senior social worker Suriani Umar at Masjid Al-Muttaqin on Aug 26. Published Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 PM SINGAPORE – For five years, Ramlah Rasul has been the primary caregiver to her 78-year-old husband who has…...
MUIS to roll out common safeguarding framework across mosques to protect children and youth
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (838+ words) Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad with participants at the Flash Mentoring Session with MENDAKI during the aLIVE Service Learning CARE-nival 2026 on Aug 29. Published Aug 29, 2026, 03:23 PM Updated Aug 29, 2026, 03:48 PM SINGAPORE – The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will develop…...
Road to Canterbury: Church of England’s new head walks ancient pilgrimage route
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026, 12:02 AM AYLESFORD, England, March 20 - Sarah Mullally, the Church of England's first female leader, is making the journey from London to Canterbury on foot, pilgrim's staff in hand and reflecting on the "deeply humbling" experience, ahead of her enthronement…...
Peru to welcome Pope Leo with hymn honoring slain nun
2+ week, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 06:09 PM LIMA, Aug 25 - Peru will welcome Pope Leo XIV in November with a hymn in honor of a Catholic nun killed by Maoist insurgents, celebrating the pontiff's return to the country where he worked for decades as a…...
Families of detained Chinese Christians cling to faith in legal limbo
2+ week, 4+ day ago (841+ words) Ren Zhong shows a picture of his detained wife Wang Cong, a pastor at Zion Church, during an interview at his house in Beihai on July 29. Published Aug 25, 2026, 11:10 AM Updated Aug 25, 2026, 11:12 AM BEIHAI – Clasping her hands together in prayer, four-year-old…...
Pope Leo to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November, Vatican says | The Straits Times
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) Pope Leo speaks during a weekly general audience in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli Published Aug 05, 2026, 06:52 PM VATICAN CITY, Aug 5 - Pope Leo will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from November 6 to 17, the Vatican announced on…...
Forum: Religious education benefits students by raising cohesion across cultures
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (195+ words) Published Aug 05, 2026, 05:00 AM The benefits of educating students in the tenets, beliefs, and practices of the religions of Singapore extend beyond directly combating misconceptions about religion that lead to radicalisation (Radicalised individuals are not ignorant of their faith, July 31). As…...
Pope Leo says he loves US but he is Pope first, American second: Media
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) Published Jul 30, 2026, 06:55 PM ROME - Pope Leo has “great love” for the United States and what it stands for but just “happens to be American”, the Chicago-born Pope told NBC in an interview. Leo, the first pope from the United States,…...
Forum: Time to bring back religious knowledge programme in schools
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (128+ words) Published Jul 29, 2026, 05:00 AM I refer to the article “‘This was close’: Shanmugam says Sec 2 student’s attack was foiled after someone alerted authorities” (July 27). I urge the authorities to reconsider implementing the religious knowledge programme that was phased out to make…...
Youth discuss religion and inter-religious harmony
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1019+ words) The TL;DR: This Racial Harmony Day, which is marked annually on July 21, TLDR sat down with four members of the Inter-Religious Organisation’s Youth Wing to ask them hard-hitting questions about clubbing in temples, inter-religious relationships and the work they…...