World Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/world/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 20:46:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png World Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/world/ 32 32 Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/pakistani-court-sentences-christian-man-to-death-for-posting-hateful-content-against-muslims/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/pakistani-court-sentences-christian-man-to-death-for-posting-hateful-content-against-muslims/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:54:18 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156063&preview=true&preview_id=4156063 MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — In August 2023, groups of Muslim men burned dozens of homes and churches after some residents claimed they saw two Christian men tearing out pages from Islam's holy book, the Quran.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/pakistani-court-sentences-christian-man-to-death-for-posting-hateful-content-against-muslims/feed/ 0 Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:42:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156092&preview=true&preview_id=4156092 (The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/why-nepal-had-a-religious-monarchy-%e2%88%92-and-why-some-people-want-it-back/feed/ 0 For Israel’s Reform Jews, no need to follow US peers in ordaining rabbis in interfaith marriages https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/reform-movement/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/reform-movement/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:39:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155986 JERUSALEM (RNS) — 'In America there is a high rate of interfaith marriages. Here, that issue is irrelevant to us,' said Nachman Shai, dean of the HUC-JIR Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/reform-movement/feed/ 0 Partners of US Catholic bishops’ social justice department adjust after layoffs https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:16:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156019 (RNS) — ‘We are hoping that there is some kind of alternative plan to keep the church going, to keep the justice and peace programs going, to keep our advocacy work going,’ said Steven Nabieu Rogers, executive director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/partners-of-u-s-catholic-bishops-social-justice-department-adjust-after-layoffs/feed/ 0 The new hijabi-only beach in Montenegro is a welcome sign of inclusivity https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:00:13 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155918 (RNS) — Discrimination against Muslim women at beach resorts and pools has become rife across Europe.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/the-new-hijabi-only-beach-in-montenegro-is-a-welcome-sign-of-inclusivity/feed/ 0 For the first time in a century, the Holy Land has no chief rabbi https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/for-the-first-time-in-a-century-the-holy-land-has-no-chief-rabbi/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/for-the-first-time-in-a-century-the-holy-land-has-no-chief-rabbi/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:50:33 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155977 (RNS) — In a historic moment, Israel’s two chief rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, left office on Sunday with no clear successors elected in their stead, leaving the posts vacant for the first time since the 1920s. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/for-the-first-time-in-a-century-the-holy-land-has-no-chief-rabbi/feed/ 0 A stampede at a religious event in India has killed at least 60 people https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/a-stampede-at-a-religious-event-in-india-has-killed-at-least-60-people/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/a-stampede-at-a-religious-event-in-india-has-killed-at-least-60-people/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:59:58 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155944 LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Deadly stampedes are relatively common around Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with shoddy infrastructure and few safety measures.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/02/a-stampede-at-a-religious-event-in-india-has-killed-at-least-60-people/feed/ 0 Presbyterian Church (USA) votes to divest from Israel bonds https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:23:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155854 (RNS) — On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/feed/ 0 In UK, Muslims threaten electoral damage on Labour Party over support for Israel https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/in-uk-muslims-threaten-to-inflict-electoral-damage-on-labour-party-over-support-for-israel/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/in-uk-muslims-threaten-to-inflict-electoral-damage-on-labour-party-over-support-for-israel/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:31:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155731 LONDON (RNS) — A number of parliamentary seats, once considered safe bets for the Labour Party, could be lost as Muslims organize around Gaza.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/in-uk-muslims-threaten-to-inflict-electoral-damage-on-labour-party-over-support-for-israel/feed/ 0 Why did Putin visit a tiny Orthodox church in North Korea? https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/why-did-putin-visit-a-tiny-orthodox-church-in-north-korea/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/why-did-putin-visit-a-tiny-orthodox-church-in-north-korea/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:54:17 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155547 (RNS) — The presence of a Russian Orthodox Church in Pyongyang is meant to send a powerful message about Russia’s sphere of influence.

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