Religion

Woman charged with vandalism at Salvation Army premises in Upper Bukit Timah Road

Dianna Ong, who was charged on Dec 27 at the State Courts, will be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for a medical examination.

Woman linked to Salvation Army vandalism incident to be charged on Dec 27

Offensive words were found spray-painted in red at the Praisehaven – The Salvation Army premises, including on the walls and three vans, on Dec 25.

Trump administration emphasises religion in Christmas messages despite separation of church, state

President Donald Trump takes part in NORAD Santa Calls and calls with service members on Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on Dec. 24, 2025.

Car with Hanukkah sign set ablaze in Melbourne

Such events are happening again and again, said Rabbi Effy Block, of the local Chabad of St Kilda.

Australia cancels British man’s visa after charges that Nazi symbol was displayed

People light candles among the floral tributes for victims and survivors of a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The rise of religious fascism

Among the court exhibits in the case against the Bondi beach shooters was a home-made Islamic State flag found in the car of Naveed Akram.

Two men in Britain found guilty over terrorism plot against Jewish community

A forensic technician and police officers work at the scene after a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, on Oct 2.

Pope Leo urges joyful, welcoming Church in speech to Vatican cardinals

Pope Leo warned officials against “falling into rigidity or ideology” in enforcing Church teachings.

A neighbourhood in India fears being blamed for Bondi Beach atrocity

The house one of two gunmen behind the Dec 14 Bondi Beach mass shooting in Hyderabad, India.

St Joseph’s Church evacuated: Other recent incidents linked to places of worship in Singapore

A suspicious item was found in St Joseph’s Church in Bukit Timah on the morning of Dec 21.

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