World Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/world/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png World Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/world/ 32 32 The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of ‘harmony in diversity’ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:06:51 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4165167&preview=true&preview_id=4165167 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which each tile is an irreplaceable element in creating a great original and precious work.”

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/06/the-pope-urges-indonesia-to-live-up-to-its-promise-of-harmony-in-diversity/feed/ 0 Members of shuttered Rwandan churches gather in homes as leaders quietly protest https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 20:45:47 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164834 (RNS) — After a crackdown on unapproved churches, Christian leaders say the government's move encroaches on religious freedom and applies regulations unequally.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/05/members-of-shuttered-rwandan-churches-gather-in-homes-as-leaders-quietly-protest/feed/ 0 7 years after genocide, plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is exacerbated by camp violence https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:26:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164705&preview=true&preview_id=4164705 (The Conversation) — Hundreds of thousands of minority Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017 amid a government crackdown. Seven years on, they remain in refugee camps.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/7-years-after-genocide-plight-of-rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-is-exacerbated-by-camp-violence/feed/ 0 A Pakistani religious leader is tried in his absence for allegedly threatening Geert Wilders https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:07:50 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164866&preview=true&preview_id=4164866 SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — “Every day you get up and leave for work in armored cars, often with sirens on, and you are always aware somewhere in the back of your mind that this could be your last day,” Geert Wilders, leader of the party that won last year's general election in the Netherlands, told the court.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/a-pakistani-religious-leader-is-tried-in-his-absence-for-allegedly-threatening-geert-wilders/feed/ 0 At Quaker World Plenary, Americans are seen as key to building peace https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/at-quaker-world-plenary-americans-are-seen-as-key-to-building-peace/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/at-quaker-world-plenary-americans-are-seen-as-key-to-building-peace/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:25:12 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164830 (RNS) — An informal survey showed how U.S. policy impacts communities around the globe.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/at-quaker-world-plenary-americans-are-seen-as-key-to-building-peace/feed/ 0 What is the Shroud of Turin and why is there so much controversy around it? https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:00:15 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164703&preview=true&preview_id=4164703 (The Conversation) — Many believe the Shroud of Turin to be the cloth used to bury Jesus after his crucifixion. Scientists have investigated the claim and here’s what they found.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/04/what-is-the-shroud-of-turin-and-why-is-there-so-much-controversy-around-it/feed/ 0 What to know about the rescued hostage’s Bedouin community in Israel https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/ https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:31:41 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164529&preview=true&preview_id=4164529 (AP) — One significant long-running source of tensions is that tens of thousands or so Bedouins in the Negev eke out an existence in villages that the Israeli authorities don’t recognize. The villages are largely cut off from basic services and the government wants to tear them down.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/09/03/what-to-know-about-the-rescued-hostages-bedouin-community-in-israel/feed/ 0 In new book, journalist Joshua Leifer offers a scathing take on American Judaism https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/in-a-new-book-journalist-joshua-leifer-offers-an-ominous-take-on-american-judaism/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/in-a-new-book-journalist-joshua-leifer-offers-an-ominous-take-on-american-judaism/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 22:03:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164312 (RNS) — 'Tablets Shattered' is a sweeping historical account of a fractured and contentious religious establishment — much of it hampered by its embrace of Zionism.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/in-a-new-book-journalist-joshua-leifer-offers-an-ominous-take-on-american-judaism/feed/ 0 Ancient tombs with vibrant wall paintings open to public in southern Israel https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/ancient-tombs-with-vibrant-wall-paintings-open-to-public-in-southern-israel/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/ancient-tombs-with-vibrant-wall-paintings-open-to-public-in-southern-israel/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:06:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164293&preview=true&preview_id=4164293 ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — The tombs, located a few hundred meters from the beach, were likely the burial place for aristocratic Romans some 1,700 years ago, when Ashkelon was a Roman city, according to archaeologists.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/30/ancient-tombs-with-vibrant-wall-paintings-open-to-public-in-southern-israel/feed/ 0 Study: Citizens around the globe want leaders who stand up for religious believers https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/research-shows-its-important-for-leaders-to-stand-up-for-those-with-religious-beliefs/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/29/research-shows-its-important-for-leaders-to-stand-up-for-those-with-religious-beliefs/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:24:55 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4164033 (RNS) — In the U.S., two-thirds of respondents say that it is important to have a leader at the national level who stands up for people with religious beliefs. Less than half of respondents believe that it is essential for their leader to have strong religious beliefs or have religious beliefs that are the same as their own.

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