Pakistan's Ministry of Religious Affairs says bookings under the Private Hajj Scheme 2027 will continue through the Hajj Portal until the quota is filled or November 20, 2026, whichever comes first.
The vice-president, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, faces the challenge of appealing to both evangelical Christian nationalists and Catholic voters as he positions himself for a possible presidential run.
At a general audience, the pope called for preserving human conscience in decision-making and for genuine substance in social relationships amid growing use of digital technology.
In Varanasi, only the doms, members of the untouchable caste, are permitted to manage funeral pyres on the Ganges ghats.
A South Korean visitor identified as Shaevn embraced Islam while touring the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, adopting the name Abdullah, according to local religious authorities.
Palestinian officials say repeated rituals by extremist Jewish groups near the mosque's eastern wall signal an attempt to alter the site's status quo.
A report by Deutsche Welle finds that Buddhist temples across Japan are closing or being sold as shrinking congregations and economic pressures raise questions about the future of religious practice in the country.
The Kremlin reportedly deployed the right hand of Prince Dmitri Donskoi to combat lines to boost troop morale.
An article published in Le Monde des religions traces the genealogy of theocratic impulses in Muslim fundamentalist movements, from the Muslim Brotherhood to the Islamic State organization.
Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticized Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani's planned attendance at the September 11 memorial service.
Staff staged a protest after women colleagues were asked to leave during a visit by the BAPS spiritual movement, which later apologized.
Pakistani religious council chairman calls for coordinated global effort by faith leaders to promote peace and end conflicts.