KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Deepavali is a time for celebration, togetherness and traditions, but the festive break also offers a chance to discover somewhere new. Across Malaysia, Little India precincts bring Indian culture to life through colourful shops, traditional food and heritage streets. With Deepavali approaching, digital travel platform Agoda is spotlighting...
NEW DELHI, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a historic milestone marking India's deepening spiritual footprint and civilizational diplomacy on the world stage, revered Indian spiritual master and founder of Himalayan Samarpan Meditation, His Holiness Shree Shivkrupanand Swamiji, has been appointed as the Vice Chair of the World Meditation Day Governance Committee and Chairperson for the Southern Asia Region....
BANGKOK, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts and Suan Mokkh Bangkok have created "Sati Store," a mobile cart that makes mindfulness and Dhamma accessible to urban residents through creative activities and everyday products. The project was initiated by Dr. Naputsamohn Junpiban, a lecturer in the Department of Creative Arts (Exhibition and...
Pope Leo is set to deliver a traditional Sunday blessing after being released from hospital following lung surgery to remove a cancerous nodule.
The son of the Plymouth Brethren's global leader says he spurred on others to picket for the Liberal Party but there was no co-ordinated church effort.
Pope Leo has had breakfast after a good night in hospital, the Vatican says, two days after he had part of a lung removed due to cancer.
A child safety officer did not fully understand diabetes or the anti-medical beliefs held by the mother of an insulin-dependent girl, a coroner has heard.
The head of an Australian mosque linked to a recent attempted plane hijacking has spoken out, referencing "false accusations".
Teenagers at an insular church school regularly shared beds with teachers as conventional boundaries were broken, former students say.
The Pope has shocked pilgrims attending a prayer service in St Peter's Square by revealing he will undergo surgery in Rome to remove a nodule on his lung.
A Vatican investigator says the conviction and sentence of a powerful former bishop is a good result for the Indigenous victims he abused at boozy barbeques.
A Pacific event will set the agenda for the United Nations' global climate summit and groups are calling for Australia to push ambitious goals.
Three years on from the deadliest attack in Israeli history, communities across Australia are reflecting on October 7 and the ensuing war on Gaza.
On the third day of his visit to France, the Pope has stressed the Catholic Church's rejection of medically assisted dying as immoral "false compassion".
Prosecutors have removed a hate crime allegation before a remorseful man admitted to ramming the front gate of a major synagogue.
A man has been charged with Commonwealth offences after allegedly targeting a young family including a pregnant woman in an "Islamophobic incident".
An academically acclaimed private school being probed over forced labour and abuse claims uses religion as a "camouflage" for fraud, inquiry witnesses claim.
A Catholic bishop who stepped down amid sex abuse claims has been found guilty at trial of abusing two young Indigenous men.
Former students and church members have detailed disturbing claims of financial, psychological and social control at a religious private school.
Israel's military has closed the West Bank Christian village of Taybeh to non-residents in an effort to improve safety amid Israeli settler attacks.
Advocates for victim-survivors have described feeling shocked and relieved after the Christian Brothers announced a deal to cover future abuse claims.
A government response to a landmark report on Islamophobia has been broadly welcomed, but advocates say many questions remain unanswered.
Greater action is being urged to tackle discrimination at its roots, as the federal government responds to a long-awaited report into Islamophobia.
Two stabbings in as many days have sparked safety fears but authorities insist a state's schools are safe, ruling out expanding search powers.
A former Catholic priest who said "there is no such thing as too young" argues injuries from a car accident impaired his judgment and decision-making.
American Pope Leo XIV has spent the Fourth of July praying for migrants at the epicentre of Europe's migration debate on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa.
Mourners have descended on Tehran for a funeral for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an attack four months ago.
A breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the church and excommunicated, the Vatican says.
A controversial host is set to exit Nine following an outcry over his podcast interview with a British anti-immigration activist.
A self-proclaimed prophet and his wife allegedly groomed a young girl over a decade to get her pregnant and repopulate a post-apocalyptic society.
The family of a former governor-general and archbishop has described how he became a "lightning rod" for institutional failures to prevent child sexual abuse.
