Experiences Georgia’s bizarre festival of boulder tossing is called Kvirikoba A look at religious rituals and some bizarre sporting traditions in Georgia's Svaneti region. 22/08/2021
no comment Lourdes: more than 9,000 people gather for torchlight procession Some 9,300 people take part in the traditional torch-lit Marian procession during the national pilgrimage to Lourdes, affected by the health crisis for the second year running. 15/08/2021
Europe Employers can ban headscarves and religious symbols, EU court says The ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) states that the ban "may be justified by the employer's need to present itself in a neutral manner to customers or to prevent social conflicts." 15/07/2021
Ireland What is a púca? And why has it caused an ideological war in Ireland? A controversial sculpture has divided opinion in Ireland, pitting rural traditionalists against the country's urban liberals. 26/05/2021
Vanuatu Tribe that worships Prince Philip to mark death with ritual wailing The group, based in villages on the island of Tanna in the former Anglo-French colony, revered Philip and believed him to be a reincarnation of an ancient warrior who left the island to fight a war. 10/04/2021
no comment Hindu spring festival of colours paints port of Karachi This festival of colours is observed on the last full moon of the lunar month. 29/03/2021
Italy Amid a pandemic, Italian town rebuilds its earthquake-hit basilica A tale of resilience in central Italy. 11/02/2021
world news Thousands of Indian farmers back to protest PM Modi's farming laws One protester was killed and 80 police injured after farmers stormed a symbolic fort in New Delhi on India's Republic Day in a mass protest on Tuesday against PM Narendra Modi. 27/01/2021
France French Muslims leaders back secular values in 'charter of principles' The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) also backed the creation of a council that will vouch imams preaching on French soil to reduce interference from other countries. 18/01/2021
Green News How to solve climate change, according to the Bijagós of Guinea-Bissau For one community in West Africa, healing the planet is about a deep and ancient respect for nature. 11/01/2021
France French government cracks down on 'unaffiliated' mosques nationwide French police are beginning an unprecedented inspection of 76 of the country's mosques as part of a move against so-called 'religious separatism' 03/12/2020
Inspire Middle East Views from a rabbi, a priest & an imam on the Abrahamic house being built in Abu Dhabi Religious history was made in Abu Dhabi last year, when the Document on Human Fraternity was signed in February by Pope Francis and Dr. Ahmed Al Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. 30/10/2020
Inspire Middle East This is how ‘inclusive’ art & artifacts are keeping museums relevant In the spirit of inclusion and appealing to as broad an audience as possible, once rarely seen and sacred artifacts, are now accessible to many in museums and galleries around the world. 30/10/2020
no comment Guatemalans make offerings to folk hero San Simon for COVID protection San Simon is a venerated folk saint in the indigenous village of San Andres Itzapa, western Guatemala. 30/10/2020
Italy Italian teenage computer whiz beatified by Catholic Church Carlo Acutis who died of leukemia in 2006 was described as the "patron saint of the internet". 10/10/2020
United Kingdom Church of England's shame over damning child sex abuse report A new independent report found the culture of the Church of England "facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide". 06/10/2020
