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BBC Newsworld65 days ago
Sri Lankan Court Bans Monk Pallegama Hemarathana From Foreign Travel Over 2022 Child Sex Abuse Allegations
Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, chief priest of a major temple in Anuradhapura and custodian of eight sacred Buddhist sites, was arrested Saturday at a private hospital in Colombo. A local court had imposed a foreign travel ban the previous day, and the country's child protection auth…
The Independentpolitics65 days ago
Religious Leaders and Groups Issue Joint Letter Against Antisemitism Ahead of London Rally
An open letter signed by leaders from multiple faiths, sports organizations, businesses and charities states that antisemitism is a shared societal problem requiring collective action. The letter was released ahead of a rally outside Downing Street on Sunday organized by Jewish g…
thehindu.comworld67 days ago
Former Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern Dies at 81
Aryeh Stern, who served as Jerusalem chief rabbi from 2014 to 2019, died at age 81, the Religious Services Ministry and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion announced on Thursday. Israeli leaders including Religious Service Minister Yariv Levin and Mayor Moshe Lion praised his legacy of un…
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The Bbcpolitics65 days agoUpdated
Faith Leaders Sign Open Letter Calling Antisemitism 'A Problem For All Of Us To Fix'
Faith leaders from multiple religions and prominent figures from business, sport and media signed a Together Coalition letter describing recent violence against Jews as "a nightmare from another time." The letter follows a string of attacks on Jewish people and sites in the UK, i…