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GE2025: Parties should make it clear that mixing religion and politics is unacceptable: PM Wong

Singapore must reject ‘identity politics’ of championing one group’s interests over those of others

PM Lawrence Wong arriving at a dinner to celebrate the Taoist Federation’s 35th anniversary and Singapore’s 60th year of independence.

Need to redouble efforts to maintain Singapore’s social cohesion: PM Wong

[SINGAPORE] Singapore must work hard to guard against powerful forces that could pull society further apart along racial and religious lines, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Apr 1.

The Rev Victor Cyrus-Franklin is leading an affordable housing initiative at Inglewood First United Methodist Church.

Church to tackle US housing crisis

Early next year, Inglewood First United Methodist will begin construction on 60 studio apartments

Pope Francis is due to preside over the Easter mass in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican before giving the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing on Sunday.

Pope Francis pulls out of Easter event at last minute

Pope Francis pulled out of a key Easter ceremony at the last minute on Friday (Mar 30), reigniting concerns about the 87-year-old’s increasingly frail health.

Singapore has taken additional security measures in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East, says Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.

Singapore must maintain racial and religious peace, stay vigilant amid Middle East conflict: Shanmugam

SINGAPORE must not let external events affect the city-state’s internal situation, Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam told media on Thursday (Oct 12), highlighting the need to maintain racial and r...

Malaysia’s state elections in August saw a far-right Islamist group strengthen its hold on three of six states up for grabs while wresting more seats in the country’s wealthiest state of Selangor.

Malaysia, Indonesia show strong support for strict Islamic laws

The majority of Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia are in favour of making strict Islamic rules the official law of these multi-religious countries, polling from the Pew Research Center showed, in a si...

The manuscript, which is believed to be more than 1,000 years old, is set to be sold at auction in New York for up to an estimated US$50 million.

Oldest known Hebrew Bible displayed in Israel ahead of sale

The oldest known near-complete Hebrew Bible was presented to the press on Wednesday (Mar 22) in Tel Aviv, where it will be displayed for a week before going under the hammer in New York.

A choir looks up at Pope Francis’ speech asking for for forgiveness for clerical child abuse at Knock shrine in Mayo, Ireland. August 26, 2018. Michal Gutowski, an investigator, said that late Polish pope John Paul II, then known as Karol Wojtyla, knew of cases of paedophile priests within the church while still a cardinal in Krakow.

Future pope John Paul covered up child abuse while cardinal: report

THE late Polish pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in Poland’s Catholic church years before becoming pontiff and helped cover it up, private broadcaster TVN reported Sunday.

Pro-LGBT+ activists take part in a demonstration outside of Church House, in London, on day three of the Church of England's General Synod. A priest asked about developing more inclusive language for those who wish to speak of God in a “non-gendered way”.

Church of England explores gender-neutral God

The Church of England will look into the use of gender-neutral terms to refer to God in prayers, but the centuries-old institution said on Wednesday (Feb 8) there were no plans to abolish current serv...

“We have not loved you as God loves you, and that is profoundly wrong,” the bishops said in an open letter to LGBTQI+ people.

Church of England bishops apologise to LGBTQI+ people

Church of England bishops apologised to LGBTQI+ people on Friday (Jan 20) for the rejection or exclusion faced by the community, saying occasions of hostile and homophobic responses the community had ...