EVENT, 22-23 November 2024: Cache Valley Interfaith Open House (Logan, UT, USA) (Cache Community Connections)

EVENT, 24-25 October 2024: Praying for All the Persecuted: A Global Gathering (Dallas, TX, USA) (Institute for Global Engagement, Dallas Baptist University)

EVENT, 15 October 2024: 7th Annual Summit for Religious Freedom: Finding Common Ground for Religious Freedom (Dallas, TX, USA) (DFW Alliance for Religious Freedom and Human Dignity)

31st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 6-8 October 2024: Religious Freedom as a Tool for Peacemaking (Provo, Utah, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 30 September 2024: 12th Annual Conference: Law, Religion and Work in Africa (Rabat, Morocco) (The African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies)

EVENT, 24-25 September 2024: Faith and Freedom Summit IV (Panama City, Panamá)

WEBINAR, 24 September 2024 (10AM ET): Religious Action as Part of the Global Alliance to End Hunger and Poverty (Samuel Zan Akologo, David Beckmann, Saulo Ceolin, Andrea Kaufmann, Asma Lateef, Katherine Marshall, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

EVENT, 21 September 2024 (10AM CT): Building Bridges: Religious Freedom and Community Engagement for Everyday Disciples (Independence, MO, USA) (John Thomas, Independence Stake Center)

African faith leaders and environmentalists push for fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)

Argentina: Pope, President in war of words over pension protests in Argentina (Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Taiwan: Constitutional Court maintains death penalty (Michelle Chiang, Radio Taiwan International)

Indonesia: North Sumatra unveils world's tallest Christ statue (Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post)

Sri Lanka: Top monks stress primacy of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Egypt: In communique, Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodox Churches plan to deepen their dialogue (World Council of Churches)

South Sudan: Citizens, international bodies and church express disappointment over election delay (Wesley Omondi, Catholic Information Service for Africa)

Pakistan: The women inheritance paradox in Pakistan: faith vs family (Munazza Hameed, Modern Diplomacy)

Police fatally shoot a blasphemy suspect in Pakistan in 2nd such killing in a week (Adil Jawad and Munir Ahmed, Associated Press)

India: Free Temples: Government control of Hindu temples is a violation of the Constitution (T R Ramesh, Organiser)

India: BMC halts demolition drive against 'illegal portion' of religious structure in Dharavi amid massive protests (India TV)

Canada: Quebec's ban on Sikh Turbans: A blow to religious freedom in Canada (KBS Sidhu, Babushahi)

Japan: As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers (Mariko Katsumura, Reuters)

Brazil: Catholic leaders try to influence voters with social media video in Brazil (Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Brazil: Symposium on the secularism of the state and religious freedom recalls the historical history of the Brazil-Holy See Agreement on the first day (Portuguese) (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil)

Cuban regime seizes church's humanitarian aid (Spanish) (Yoaxis Marcheco Suárez, Cuba Net)

Cuban priest under pressure for organizing prayers in open spaces (Spanish) (Diario Cristiano)

Protection zones around abortion clinics in place by October (Home Office, Department of Health and Social Care, Jess Phillips MP and Baroness Merron, GOV.UK)

“Buffer zones” to be rolled out in October – silent prayer NOT named as an offence, but law lacks clarity (ADF UK)

Abortion buffer zones show silent prayer is already on trial (Lois McLatchie Miller, LBC Views)

Senior Church of England bishops accuse Israel of acting above law in West Bank (Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian)

Sir Stephen Timms lecture: Faith’s place in Labour’s mission of national renewal (Catherine Pepinster, Religion Media Centre)

Authorities to strengthen security measures in Uman starting from Monday (Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))

Exemplary initiative brings together Jews and Muslims recognized in Porto (Jewish News Syndicate)

Attacks on spirituality among world’s challenges, Muslim cleric tells Russian bishop (International Quran News Agency (IQNA))

Building bridges: How to enrich interfaith relationships (podcast) (YouTube Video, Y Magazine)

“Mending What is Broken” webinar series highlights religious pluralism in healthcare (Sara Rahim and Zia Pentescu, Interfaith America)

Man who planned to shoot up NYC synagogue in 2022 pleads guilty (Jackie Hajdenberg, NY Jewish Week)

‘Hope for Springfield’: Churches and civic leaders unite to help Haitian immigrants (Diana Chandler, Religion Unplugged)

Holiness as a political category: Reimagining society through the Mosaic tradition (Ronen Shoval, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

Apache Stronghold fights to protect their sacred land at Oak Flat (Kellan Oliver and Julisette Acosta, Religious Freedom Institute)

Takeaways from AP’s report on churches starting schools in voucher states (Holly Meyer, Associated Press)

Iowa Religious Freedom Restoration Act used for the first time in court (Conner Hendricks, KCRG News)

6th Circuit delivers religious freedom victory to Michigan faith-based nonprofits (Alliance Defending Freedom)

Readout of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division’s meeting with Jewish community stakeholders (U.S. Department of Justice)