The Religion and Ethics Report

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for foreigners to join the fight against Russian invaders. Meanwhile, Australia and NATO countries are sending weapons to the Ukrainian resistance. But what happens when foreigners join a faraway fight and a region is flooded with arms that cannot be traced?

What's the difference between character and personality? Character often reflects certain values like self-reliance, restraint and good judgement, whereas personality is about self-expression.

India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is in the middle of local elections. The current chief minister is the fiery Hindu priest Yogi Adityanath, well-known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric The Indian media are also asking if he could eventually replace fellow Hindu nationalist, PM Narendra Modi.

The West is certainly divided along political lines, turbo-charged by social media. But are Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping poised to take advantage of these fractures?

A dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory is undermining one of the most important battles today — the one against modern slavery.

Three leading figures in the German Catholic church have spoken out against compulsory celibacy for priests.

Why has Vladimir Putin's culture wars campaign against sexual and moral liberalism won him support in Russia — and abroad?

This week, Queen Elizabeth marks an extraordinary milestone — 70 years as a monarch, the longest reign ever. For centuries, there's been a lively debate over the 'divine right' of kings and queens.

Federal parliament is poised to vote this week on the controversial religious discrimination bill. At the heart of the bill is a clash of equally powerful rights, according to Dr Renae Barker.

The military junta in Myanmar is presenting itself as the defender of the country's majority Buddhist culture, even planning to build the world's largest sitting Buddha statue.