Religion

Singapore leaders send condolences to Jordan after deadly church attack

A coffin is lowered during the funeral for victims of a church shooting in Karak, Jordan, on Oct 25.

Pope Leo calls off Assisi peace visit on doctors’ advice after lung cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV made the decision on doctors’ advice to support his recovery following thoracic surgery.

Ecuador priest urges flock to cherish life, before being fatally struck by falling crucifix

The Reverend Patricio Alfredo Sanchez Molinari was celebrating Mass that was being livestreamed when a crucifix fell from a wall and struck him.

Contributions of Indian Muslims lauded as Bencoolen Mosque celebrates 200 years

Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad (centre), said that the Indian Muslim community has played a significant role in the development of Singapore.

School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria

Protesters gather in front of the Austrian Parliament during a demonstration against a headscarf ban in schools on Oct 9.

Pope Leo had a good night in hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery

A poster reading “Long live the Pope!” outside Gemelli Hospital where he underwent surgery.

Pope Leo approves Filipino Cardinal Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals

A former archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Luis Tagle was widely seen as a likely papal successor in the May 2025 conclave.

Pope Leo opens Vatican meeting likely to discuss remarriage, gay Catholics

Under current Church teaching, remarried Catholics cannot receive communion unless they abstain from sex with their new partner, because their first marriage is still valid in the eyes of the Church.

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86

Jim Bakker, former televangelist and host of the religious television programme The PTL Club, built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal.

Pope Francis private diary to be released in November

The 144-page book will be released in five languages and 94 countries from Nov 24.

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