Crowd surge at Hindu festival in India leaves 1 dead and many hospitalized
A crowd surge at the Rath Yatra festival in eastern India’s Odisha state resulted in at least one death and numerous hospitalizations on Thursday, authorities reported.
Muslim man in Utah was targeted in stabbing because of his religion, police say
A man in Utah was arrested after stabbing a Muslim employee multiple times at a mall, telling police he targeted the victim because of his religious faith. The victim survived with injuries requiring long-term recovery.
An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says
An Israeli military strike on a funeral in central Gaza killed at least seven people and wounded 22, according to local hospital officials and Gaza health authorities.
Traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice after Vatican cuts off breakaway group
The Vatican excommunicated priests and bishops of the breakaway Society of St. Pius X after they consecrated bishops without papal consent, but many traditionalist members continue attending services and show no intention of leaving.
In East India, a Marian shrine draws in Christian, Hindu and Muslim pilgrims
A 16th-century Catholic basilica in eastern India dedicated to the Virgin Mary attracts thousands of Muslim and Hindu pilgrims annually, serving as a shared spiritual space across religious lines.
Clara Ester, activist who rushed to Martin Luther King Jr. after he was shot, dies at 78
Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in Memphis, died on July 9 at age 78. She was among the last remaining eyewitnesses to the shooting.