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‘If I go out, I’ll be a target’: fear stalks Uganda over brutal anti-gay laws

Despite sharp international condemnation, the new legislation – its measures include the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ – has found support elsewhere in Africa

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024

Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict

Orthodox Christians packed churches on Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with traditional rituals

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers have plunged into the wintry waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

A pioneer in widow remarriage and eradication of untouchability

French Jesuit Rev. John Baptiste Trincal's 1844 widow remarriage in Tiruchi paved way for social reforms.

The Hindu · Jan 4, 2024

Ukraine’s churches are adopting the western calendar – but not everyone is happy

Everywhere in Europe, rituals to mark the winter solstice have long been focused on the Christian narrative of the birth of Jesus. Yet in the ancient Julian calendar, which has gradually been falling out of synch with the Earth’s orbit around the Sun, Christmas Day now falls on January 7,…

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

What is the Epiphany? Why is it also called Three Kings Day? And when do Christians celebrate it?

Christians around the world will mark Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024

How does a woman from Hobart end up a Danish Queen? Everything you need to know about Mary

When Queen Margrethe abdicates on 14 January, Crown Prince Frederik will become King Frederik X, and Mary Donaldson will become Queen of Denmark

The Guardian - AU · Jan 3, 2024

The Lotus Sutra − an ancient Buddhist scripture from the 3rd century − continues to have relevance today

State legislatures across the United States have introduced over 400 bills to limit transgender Americans’ rights. Many of these bills’ sponsors, such as the Christian nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom, cite Christian values as well as the values of the other Abrahamic faiths – Judaism and Islam – to justify their…

The Conversation · Jan 3, 2024

Investment billionaire hands son his $6.1 billion stake in the world’s biggest brewer

Not only did Max Telles inherit billions over the festive break, but also his father’s voting powers at the world’s largest beer maker.

Fortune · Jan 2, 2024

Meet the Christian right's new wave

Christian nationalism has new momentum — and a new movement that openly longs for "dominion" over secular America

Salon · Jan 2, 2024