Religion

Pope urges migrants to integrate during Canary Islands visit

Pope Leo XIV blesses a child from the popemobile as he arrives to lead a Mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium in Las Palmas on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria on June 11.

Why are Muslims pushing to make the cow India’s national animal?

Muslims pushing for the national animal tag for the cow, say that if no cattle trade is allowed at all, the chances of such communal flash points will be reduced.

6-7, Bad Bunny, AI: Pope Leo targets the young

Pope Leo in Madrid on June 6. The pontiff has frequently been seen doing the 6-7 hand gesture on popemobile rides.

Sri Lanka says former spy chief ‘directed’ Easter bombings

Sri Lanka’s worst single terror attack against civilians involved bombings against three upmarket hotels in the capital, two Roman Catholic churches and an evangelical Protestant church outside Colombo.

Priest who said aliens were demons removed as exorcist for Washington

The ousted clergyman, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, is an ordained priest and psychologist who also served as an exorcist for the archdiocese, a role that involves investigating claims of demonic possession.

Turkey raps Kanye West for offending ‘spiritual sensitivities’

The concert in Istanbul was attended by nearly 120,000 fans.

Pope Leo names first lay woman to lead Vatican department

Before he died, Pope Francis named two nuns to key Vatican positions.

300, including 12 leaders of deviant group, arrested in Sabah

Defrocked Shaolin abbot given 24 years in jail for embezzlement

Liu Yingcheng, who as abbot went by the name Shi Yongxin, was removed from his post in July 2025.

British police reviewing video of actress Helen Mirren facing ‘anti-Semitic’ abuse

A video clip circulating online shows a person approaching the actor Helen Mirren and her husband, and then calling her an “evil Zionist” followed by an expletive.

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