The passing of Pope Francis is not just a moment of sorrow for Catholics—it is a moment of profound spiritual significance. Catholic means universal, and in this solemn hour, we are invited to ...

The suspension was announced by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which followed the ...

You know what God hates? Chess. Afghanistan's Ministry of Promotion of Virtue has banned the game due to "religious ...

(KGTV) — A story you might have seen claims Afghanistan has banned people from playing chess. And it's true. The Taliban government has banned chess until further notice because of fears that the game ...

The Taliban government has banned chess in Afghanistan until further notice, owing to fears that the game is a source of ...

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which ...

A relative mourns at the funeral of Raj Thapa, a senior bureaucrat who was killed in Pakistani shelling in Rajouri, in Jammu, India, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand) ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — India’s military strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan earlier this week killed more than 100 militants including prominent leaders, the head of India’s ...

Elias is waiting for a German official to evaluate his Christianity. He converted from Islam in Iran secretly. He was afraid because he knew that other converts had been arrested and beaten ...

Religious minorities in Syria, including Alawites, Christians and Druze, fear persecution under the predominantly Sunni Muslim-led government. Al-Sharaa has repeatedly pledged that all Syrians ...

Israeli settler incursions at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound have increased by more than 18,000 percent since 2003 when Israeli authorities began allowing settlers to bypass the Islamic Waqf management ...

The summit offered numerous panels on these topics; I sat and spoke at one titled ‘Muslim and Jewish Voices Finding Common Ground After October 7th’. As a Muslim woman, I spoke alongside three ...