Faith leaders across the United States have released a jointly signed statement entitled "Back from the Brink: Faith leaders call for diplomacy, not war, with Iran" as tensions between the old foes have ratcheted up in recent weeks in the Gulf region.

UNESCO inscribed Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for listing.

The Church of England's new social media charter calling for "fair and factual" engagement on the likes of Twitter and Facebook has been welcomed by Christians. 

Pope Francis on Sunday praised President Trump’s historic handshake with Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean peninsulas — saying he hopes the meeting leads to peace.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has joined thousands of environmental campaigners in calling upon MPs to support measures to make the UK a net zero carbon country by 2045.

Mormon leaders are making it easier to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by reducing the restrictions for membership. This is a bid to bring in fresh members from the Millennial and Generation Z cadres. It’s no secret that many religious leaders are having trouble appealing to the younger generations. After all, the U.S. and other countries are growing more secular or agnostic every year as more people seek the answers to life’s questions in other places.

Book publishers are imploring President Donald Trump not to impose “a Bible tax.’’

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is launching a plan to combat hate speech and counter what he calls "a groundswell of xenophobia, racism and intolerance, violent misogyny, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred" around the world.

Exactly two months to the day after a fire blazed through the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the church held its first Mass on Saturday.

Church leaders and Christian environmental campaigners have welcomed the Government's new target to achieve 'net zero' carbon emissions by 2050. 

French police have busted a neo-Nazi cell accused of plotting attacks on Jewish or Muslim places of worship, legal sources said Tuesday.

Pope Francis in this year's World Mission Sunday has called on Catholics to revive missionary awareness and commitment.

The Indonesian government has inaugurated the first Catholic university on the island of Flores.

The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in the world, will soon by illuminated by a state-of-the art LED lighting system by the end of this year, with funding for the extraordinary initiative offered by Siddhartha’s Intent India with support from Khyentse Foundation and Vana Foundation. The new lighting system is designed to illuminate every part of the temple in accordance with the highest safety and quality standards to ensure a long-lasting and sustainable solution.

Indonesia is preparing for Idul Fitri 2019, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting, that will fall on June 5-6.