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After last week suggesting he wouldn't resign, Justin Welby has stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury. This comes following the publication of a damning report, suggesting Welby failed to act when informed over a decade ago of abuses committed by barrister John Smyth.

UK: Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Church Abuse Cover-up

New Zealand Apologizes to 200K Victims of Abuse in State Care

Explore last-minute fall getaways in Danyang

Korea Herald2 days

France: Trial Begins in Beheading of Teacher Over Prophet Cartoons

Contrary to Rumor, Pete Hegseth Does Not Have Nazi Tattoos

Judaism

Russian officials said Monday that the death toll from apparently coordinated attacks on synagogues and Orthodox churches the previous evening in the Muslim-majority Dagestan region rose to 20.

Synagogue, Church Attacks in Russia's Dagestan Leave 20 Dead

UN: AI Could Spark Surge in Holocaust Denial

Trump Is Building the Most Anti-Semitic Cabinet in Decades

Biden Warns Against Antisemitism in Holocaust Remembrance Day Speech

I Saw How Georgetown’s Prestigious School of Foreign Service Coddles Violent Anti-Semites—Who Are Plotting to Transform US Policy From Within

Washington Free Beacon4 days

Islam

Dutch prosecutors have sought a 14-year sentence for Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali, a religious leader from Pakistan who allegedly issued death threats to Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders.

Netherlands Tries Pakistani Men for Incitement to Kill Wilders

Sweden Prosecuting Two Men for Quran Burning

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera5 hrs

UK: Islamic Preacher Anjem Choudary Jailed for Life on Terrorism Offenses

Nigel Farage is right to talk about British Muslims

Spectator (UK)3 days

Christianity

The covering of a spire of a Gothic cathedral located in the French city of Rouen, Normandy, caught fire on Thursday, with minimal damage reported as the blaze was extinguished early in the afternoon.

France: Rouen Cathedral Catches Fire

Vatican Excommunicates Archbishop Critical of Pope Francis

Revealed: The 7 most astonishing pieces of evidence that Jesus left behind

Daily Mail2 hrs

Texas Megachurch Pastor Resigns Over Sexual Misconduct

New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it

The ConversationNov 10

Buddhism

New Australian laws banning the Nazi salute, as well as the display or sale of symbols associated with identified terror groups, came into effect in the nation on Monday.

Australian Law Takes Effect Banning Nazi Gestures and Symbols

Texas' new Bible curricula might sound alarming. Here's the truth.

Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker

Other religions

The Holy See Press Office has announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday – three days after Pope Francis informed the world he was gravely ill – in his residence at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at the age of 95.

Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95

Craig Murray: Two Weeks in Beirut

Consortium News13 hrs

Religious leaders given psilocybin say they "felt God"

New ScientistOct 20

Hinduism

According to a report published by Washington-based research group India Hate Lab on Monday, India witnessed a 62% rise in anti-Muslim hate speech in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months.

Report: Anti-Muslim Hate Speech Surges in India

India: Modi Leads Consecration of Controversial Hindu Temple

War and Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Foreign Affairs5 hrs

Calf. Gov. Newsom Vetoes Law Banning Caste Discrimination

[Herald Interview] Buddhism will 'pave way' for stronger Korea India ties

Korea HeraldOct 20

Religion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo

The ConversationNov 03

Are Marriage Rates Declining Because Of Cheap Sex?

Psychology TodayApr 28

Restoring the Founders’ Vision of Religion

American Conservative1 day

The “Unvaccinated” Question – Revisited

offGuardian14 hrs

Many Americans don't believe in organized religion. But they believe in a "higher power," poll finds

CBSOct 31, 2023

Pope Francis for the Supreme Court?

Psychology TodayNov 25, 2020

American Conservative7 hrs

Earth to God: Lessons of 2020

offGuardianApr 28

Raab ‘having pina coladas by the pool’ instead of helping interpreters – Yousaf