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Pope Leo XIV Urges Mission‑Focused Curia, Signals Continuity With Francis in Christmas Addresses

He put Evangelii Gaudium at the center of a Jan. 7–8 consistory, signaling near‑term steps to carry his reform message into church governance.

U.S. Churches Recast Nativity Scenes to Protest Immigration Raids as Pushback Grows

Hanukkah 2025 Begins With Candle Lightings, Public Displays and Heightened Patrols

Haridwar Ardh Kumbh 2027 Set for Jan 14–Apr 20 With 10 Holy Baths

Sabarimala Gold-Panel Probe: SIT Gets Custody of Ex-TDB Chief as Temple Priests Questioned

Shree Hanuman Chalisa Becomes First Indian YouTube Video to Top 5 Billion Views

French LR Leader Laurent Wauquiez Files Bill to Ban Headscarves for Minors in Public

PNV Claims ‘True Antifascism’ as Esteban Presses Madrid on Basque Transfers

Indian Umrah Bus-Fire Victims Laid to Rest at Madinah’s Jannat ul Baqi

CBI-Led Probe Finds 42% of TTD Ghee Adulterated, Estimates 20 Crore Laddus Affected

Jagannath Temple Sets April 2026 Deadline for Digitized Ratna Bhandar Inventory

Nashik’s Ozar Airport Expansion Cleared With ₹556-Crore Plan, March 2027 Deadline

Kangana Ranaut Performs Aarti at Somnath, Highlights Gujarat Temple Tour

Court Declines to Freeze Jumilla Motion Limiting Eid Prayers as Vox Threatens Budget Support

Ayodhya Finalizes Security and Seating for Nov. 25 Ram Temple Flag-Hoisting by PM Modi

OU, OK and Star-K to Require Kosher Certification for All Beer at Supervised Venues Starting Jan. 1, 2026

Sabarimala Pilgrimage Strained by Early Rush as Curbs and Longer Hours Rolled Out

TTD Scraps Offline Tokens, Reserves First Three Vaikunta Dwara Darshan Days for E‑Dip Holders

Pakistan Extends Hajj 2026 Second-Instalment Deadline to Nov. 19

Bhopal’s 78th Aalmi Tablighi Ijtema Concludes With Dua-e-Khas as Pilgrims Depart