Cazador dormido by the 17th century artist, Pedro Peralta.
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Many clues are revealed about people’s sleep thanks to Vicar Rhys Prichard’s poetry from the 1600s.
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Spirit Houses are a part of daily life – and we can understand them as a form of Land Acknowledgement.
Jimmy Donegan’s painting, Papa Tjukurpa Pukara, depicts ancestral stories.
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At this moment of eco-anxiety, First Nations spiritualities, with their emphasis on balance and responsibility, may help us better live in harmony with all things.
The Mausoleum of Ali, which is located in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, is a site of cultural significance for Khorasan.
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Khorasan is globally associated with terrorism, but people from Afghanistan are out to challenge that assumption.
The governments of Kenya and the US announced a US$10 million reward for information on terror suspect Mohamoud Abdi Aden in 2023.
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Fears about witchcraft and terrorism in coastal Kenya have shaped the ways in which various religious groups express themselves.
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Girl mossing’s proponents are chiefly young women posting forest selfies and embracing natural processes of renewal and decay.
The Ismaili Centre in the North York district in Toronto, Ont.
Mosques with walls, barriers and separated entrances all send a clear message to Muslim women: that these spaces are not designed to include us.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, speaks to the media after casting his vote during the 2024 parliamentary elections in Tehran, Iran.
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The sudden death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, has also sparked much speculation about the identity of the country’s next supreme leader.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will officially start on July 26.
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Laïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Spirituality is central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is growing in popularity with young Australians. What is it? And how is it different to religion?
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In some European countries, religious schools are allowed to follow their own homophobic curricula.
Did this seal symbolize the order’s poverty, homosexuality or companionship with Christ?
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Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.
Two miracles have been attributed to Carlo Acutis.
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Acutis, who loved playing video games and teaching himself computer coding, could become the first ‘gamer saint’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is popular but divisive.
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The Indian prime minister made reference to communities that have “too many children” in a veiled reference to Muslims.
The Salford Cinema was first built as a church then converted into a cinema before being turned back into a church.
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Cinema buildings provide exactly what many faith groups need: space for congregants to take part in communal ritual and worship.
Although still in its early days, the metaverse has already attracted those who seek a religious experience online.
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The metaverse will soon become a prime destination for those seeking online religious experiences.
The U.S. fertility rate is the lowest it’s been since the government started tracking it in the 1930s.
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Low birth rates aren’t just a potential economic crisis. They can tell a deeply personal story about women failing to reach their goals for motherhood.
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Basing admissions to some schools on faith fragments the education system.
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A new survey shows Australian women have little trust in religious institutions, particularly when it comes to the protection of children.
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Scott Morrison’s Plans for Your Good is part political memoir, part self-help book, and very strange.