The Religion and Ethics Report

Just how authentic is the local affection for Modi?

The ACT government will legislate to forcibly acquire the Catholic-run Calvary Public Hospital in Canberra. The decision raises questions about the independence of faith-based institutions and whether they can operate according to their values.

What do Australians really think about religious liberty, especially the hiring practices of faith-based schools, hospitals and welfare organisations? A new poll reveals interesting results.

Jewish Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin both lost innocent daughters in the Israel-Palestine violence. But in their grief, they have become close friends, on a pursuit for peace.

Do we need religion to be moral? The Pew Research Centre surveyed 22,000 people across 17 countries, and got some very interesting responses – including from Australia.

Türkiye’s ruling AKP party, led by President Erdoğan, has been trying to frame the election as a contest between Sunni Islam and western liberalism. Erdoğan has even been calling his opponents 'social deviants.' But is it working? 

PM Anthony Albanese is part of a growing group of Australians calling themselves non-practising or cultural Catholics. Why does Catholicism have a strong cultural grip on Australia, even as religious observance falls?

Activist Simon Woolley is a close friend of the King. He’s also the first Black man to head a Cambridge college. He forged a friendship when Charles was Prince of Wales, at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement.  

How has the King’s commitment to religious diversity shaped attitudes towards the monarchy among non-Christian communities? 

For all the pomp and statecraft, the coronation is essentially a religious event, and traditionally Anglican. But how will this coronation reflect a modern, and religiously diverse, Britain?