Why ending the secrecy of confession is so controversial for the Catholic Church

Regardless of how frequently Catholics go to confession, the freedom to confess – in confidence – is central to the Catholic worldview.

Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation

· Oct 15, 2019 · 11:30 pm

In secular Sweden, the dead are being buried without any ceremony and rituals

In weddings and in funerals, there has been an emphasis on individualism – in the absence of a god and an afterlife, we and the now are more important.

Anne-Christine Hornborg, The Conversation

· Sep 03, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why some Muslims are calling for a boycott of the hajj

And why it won’t make a difference.

Mehmet Ozalp, The Conversation

· Aug 10, 2019 · 08:30 pm

‘Greatest place on Earth’: Why online reviews of holy sites may not be reliable

The unusually high ratings reflect the contributor’s spiritual experience – not their experience of mundane, practical details.

Tom van Laer and Elif Izberk-Bilgin, The Conversation

· Aug 09, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Ban madrasas because they promote ISIS ideology, Shia Waqf Board chief urges Narendra Modi

Waseem Rizvi, who belongs to an Islamic sect that is a minority in India, also supports the plan of Hindutva groups to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 22, 2019 · 04:57 pm

In Gujarat, garba is as much a part of Christmas celebrations as it is of Navratri

Biblical stories make up the lyrics of songs that are set to the tunes of the traditional garba music.

Sonal Kellogg

· Dec 25, 2018 · 11:30 am

‘You’re my queen for ever and ever’: My search for goddess Dakini in Nepal in the age of #MeToo

In these times, what is the role of feminine energy, even one that is about 5000 years old?

Shoba Narayan

· Dec 24, 2018 · 11:30 am

Mattancherry’s Paradesi Jews came together to mark the 450th anniversary of their beloved synagogue

‘Not a single day passes in my life without thinking about Mattancherry.’

TA Ameerudheen

· Dec 19, 2018 · 03:30 pm

‘I take painkillers after each trip’: The health travails of Sabarimala’s dolly bearers

Many of the men who carry devotees to the Kerala temple in palanquins suffer from bone-related diseases.

TA Ameerudheen

· Dec 01, 2018 · 11:30 am

Centre clears Kartarpur corridor project to give Sikh pilgrims easy passage to gurdwara in Pakistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform a groundbreaking ceremony on November 28.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 22, 2018 · 01:52 pm

Hindutva organisations are using an incantation to Ayyappa as a political slogan at Sabarimala

Ayyappa devotees are concerned that the pilgrimage to the shrine will never be peaceful again.

TA Ameerudheen

· Nov 12, 2018 · 07:30 am

Twist in Sabarimala tale: Kerala’s Mala Araya Adivasi tribe claims ownership of the hill shrine

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has admitted that members of the tribe used to conduct the main ritual at Sabarimala decades ago.

TA Ameerudheen

· Nov 04, 2018 · 10:30 am