Religion

Taoist temple in Singapore offers blind boxes to attract young visitors

Prizes the “blessings” blind boxes include (from left) a Guan Gong desk buddy, deity stickers, a phone amulet, Patriarch Lu's wisdom brush and a Guanyin figurine.

Thousands visit remains of St Francis of Assisi in Italy

The remains of St Francis of Assisi are displayed to the public for the first time in history inside a glass shrine.

Relics of Italy’s patron saint, St Francis of Assisi, to go on public show for first time

The body of St Francis of Assisi is displayed to the public for the first time in history in a glass shrine in front of the altar of the Lower Basilica in Assisi, Italy.

Ink, scars and salvation: How Indonesia’s street punks and the marginalised are finding faith

Tasawuf Underground serves those who have been pushed to the margins: street punks and young men from broken homes who live on the streets out of necessity, not choice.

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica hits peak height

A crane lifts the final piece of the 17m cross that completes the Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus Christ.

Letter From New Delhi

Music that once made religion unappealing to India’s youth is now drawing them in

The crowd at a bhajan jamming concert by Backstage Siblings in Delhi on Feb 1.

Australian police probe threatening letter to country’s largest mosque ahead of Ramadan

FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands outside the Lakemba Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque as people arrive for Friday prayers, amid a heightened security presence following the deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to start on Feb 19

Ramadan is the ninth and holiest month in the Muslim calendar, during which Muslims are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk.

News analysis

From malls to minarets: Prabowo plans 40-storey Islamic hub at Jakarta’s glitziest landmark

indonesia Bunderan HI, Hotel Indonesia roundabout, Thamrin, Sarinah, City, Skyline
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Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 3,700km journey

Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara leads a group of Buddhist monks on the 3,700km Walk For Peace.

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