Bengaluru: After facing backlash, the Karnataka government has decided to revoke its order to restrict the celebration of religious festivals in government-run residential schools and colleges. The ...

The Spanish government ordered the town of Jumilla to drop its ban on religious gatherings in public sports centers on Monday, asserting that the measure disproportionately affects the town’s Muslim ...

A deepening divide has emerged within the Maharashtra government regarding the use of high-decibel DJ sound systems during religious festivals. While some ministers are advocating for a return to ...

Across five of the six countries surveyed, virtually all respondents identify with a religion. And even in Singapore, the lone exception, about eight-in-ten adults identify with Buddhism, Christianity ...

ADDIS ABABA – Thousands of Ethiopians gathered in the capital Thursday to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local ...

Unruly and aggressive religious celebrations are damaging ethnic harmony in the multi-ethnic region - and reminding some of the dangerous atmosphere of the 1990s. The Mayor of Novi Pazar, a ...

DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for ...

Jan. 28 (UPI) — Dozens of worshippers are feared dead and many more injured following a stampede or crush Wednesday at the massive Kumbh Mela religious festival in northern India, according to ...

Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar is once again in the spotlight after an old video of him discussing culture and religion resurfaced on social media. In the resurfaced video, Javed ...

MANILA: Nearly 5 million people filled the streets of Cebu City with music and dance on Sunday, as they participated in Sinulog, the largest religious festival in the Philippines, commemorating the ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — “The importance of the celebration of Meskel to Ethiopians is to have us reflect on the idea of peace," said Berhanu Admass, a church deacon. “This is to have us embrace ...