Members of the Baha'i community in Australia say they fear for their relatives' safety as persecution of the religious minority "intensifies" in Iran.
Source: SBS
The consecration of an ornate Hindu temple in northern India is sparking celebrations globally, including in Australia.
Source: SBS
The leaders of NSW’s major Christian denominations and other faith traditions have joined Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP in a call for the rejection in full of Sydney MP Alex Greenwich’s “Equality” bill, set to be debated when parliament returns in early February 2024.
Source: Catholic Weekly
A collection of remarkable and often hidden stories of Muslim women who helped shape the history of Britain have been revealed and documented in a new book.
Source: BBC
France is famously strict on enforcing what it calls “laïcité”: keeping religion out of the public sphere.
Source: The Conversation
Before agreeing to come, the woman checked with her friends in Gaza to make sure. She was a Palestinian mum, living in Jerusalem, grieving the deaths of five members of her husband’s family killed by Israeli bombs. Was it OK for her to sit and talk with Jews? Her friends told her she should; after this war, you have to live together.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
We recognise, celebrate and appreciate outstanding Victorians and organisations for their service to multicultural Victoria.
Source: Victorian Multicultural Commission
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, his most definitive step yet to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and more reflective of his vision of a more pastoral, and less rigid, church.
Source: New York Times
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