What religious parties want after South Africa's historic elections, and the largely untold history of the gay right in America. 

With the EU elections coming up, Hungary's Viktor Orban has styled himself as a defender of a so-called Judeo-Christian Europe. Plus, Beijing has tried to co-opt Tibetan Buddhism, but how successful has it been in doing so?

Could the death of Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi open up a chance for reform? The Vatican's new guidelines on how to deal with supernatural phenomena, and how the Gaza war is impacting the nearby country of Jordan.

The Vatican's secret role in the birth of IVF, how young is too young to visit Auschwitz? and did aid agencies get what they sought for in the federal budget?

Why the case of a nun has ignited church state tensions in France, Pope Francis' statement on human dignity joins the political left and right, and what motivates a terrorist, from a psychological perspective?

Urgent calls to restrict access of children and teens to online porn, new research looks at safeguards that prevent child sexual abuse in churches, and what's the line between faith and entertainment culture?

Is the so-called golden age of American Judaism over? And the factors considered important for national belonging, in Australia and abroad. 

Social tensions after knife attack on a bishop in a Sydney church, the Ahmadiyya Muslim community mourns Bondi stabbing victim Faraz Tahir, and leader of the Russian Orthodox Church officially declares invasion of Ukraine a "holy war."

Why America's religious right is getting raunchy, a major Islamic statement on climate change is released, and the human rights Rabbi calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Why is matchmaking growing in popularity among South Asian Americans?, and one Jewish leader's dedication to peace-building in the Middle East.