Religious Affairs Office now open to all religions

Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Office (Kantor Urusan Agama, KUA) is becoming more inclusive, offering its services to people all faiths, not only Muslims, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas announced last on February 26. Indonesia is the world most populous...

The largest ammunition factory in South Asia

Adani Defence & Aerospace is set to build South Asia’s largest complex to manufacture missiles and ammunition, the first by a private company, owned by Gautan Adani, an oligarch close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complex will include two...

How Pope Francis is looking at ways to feminize the Church

When Pope Francis met members of the International Theological Commission last November, he wasted no time telling them what was on his mind. “There’s something I don’t like about you, excuse my frankness,” he said as he entered the small lounge adjacent to the Paul...

The Moscow Patriarchate is imploding, says Russia expert

“We are witnessing the beginning of an implosion of the Moscow Patriarchate, even in countries historically linked to the Russian Orthodox Church,” says Antoine Nivière, author and professor of Russian history, religion, and culture at the University of Lorraine...