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Holi 2016: Top 10 quotes to wish family and friends on the day of festival of colours

Holi signifies the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology and marks the advent of spring.

Vatican expected to approve Mother Teresa sainthood

Vatican committee set to meet on 15 March to decide if Mother Teresa can become Saint Teresa.

Which African leader will die? Malawi President Mutharika rejects televangelist TB Joshua's prediction

Prophet TB Joshua claimed leaders of Malawi and Zimbabwe will die before 1 April.

SXSW apologises for asking US Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad to remove her hijab for an ID

Muhammad, who is poised to be the first US Olympian to wear a hijab, tweeted about the incident.

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Maha Shivaratri: Devotees celebrate the god Shiva in one of the most important Hindu festivals

Shiva is celebrated on the 13th night and the 14th days of the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun. In 2016 it was celebrated on 7 March

UK hate crimes: Police forces will start recording religion categories in wake of attacks on Sikhs

MP Greg Clarke has reportedly told Lord Singh of Wimbledon that Sikhs will get a separate hate crime category.

Maha Shivratri 2016: India's Bollywood stars extend their well wishes for the Hindu festival

IBTimes UK rounds up what India's rich and famous had to say on Maha Shivratri 2016.

Burundi: Archbishop of Canterbury visit criticised amid calls to 'forgive'

A number of Burundians claimed the cleric should 'stay out of Burundian affairs'.

Maha Shivratri 2016: Top 10 wishes to say to friends and family

On Maha Shivratri day, Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati.

Maha Shivratri 2016: Temples where British Indian Hindus can worship Lord Shiva in London

IBTimes UK rounds up some of the London temples celebrating Maha Shivratri on 7 March 2016.

Maha Shivratri 2016: Why and how do Hindus celebrate the religious festival in India?

Maha Shivratri is dedicated to the worship of Hindu God Lord Shiva, who is known as the destroyer of the universe.

India deny visa to US Commission investigating declining religious freedom under Narendra Modi

USCIRF accused India of not being 'confident' enough to allow it into the country.

Russian atheist could face jail under post-Pussy Riot anti-blasphemy law

The law criminalises any act that hurts people's religious sentiments and beliefs.

Malaysia says illegal to publish and read Quran in other languages without accompanying Arabic text

Statement seen as warning to Quran reading campaign which promotes reading scriptures in other languages.

Pennsylvania bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children for decades says grand jury

The eight-county diocese had handy payment list for amounts to give child victims of various acts of sex abuse

Templeton Prize: Former British chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks wins £1.1m award

The John Templeton Foundation said Sacks was ahead of his time with his message of respect for all faiths.

Germany: Traditional sausages banned in public canteens out of respect to Muslims claims Merkel ally

Bratwurst sausages and other pork products are at the heart of German cuisine.

Sikh soldier Simratpal Singh sues US Defence Department over 'religious discrimination'

Captain Singh was reportedly subject to additional performance tests that other soldiers did not have to undergo.

US Congress urges Narendra Modi to end silence on 'increasing intolerance' in India

United States Congress has raised concerns about the rights of religious minorities in India.

China jails pastor and wife who opposed removal of church cross

Over 1,200 church crosses have already been taken down across China.

Rotherham child abuse: Sikh Federation UK calls for jailed gang not to be referred to as 'Asian'

Organisation says labelling posed a risk of misleading public perception of Sikhs and Hindus.

American Sikhs fight hate crime by raising $400,000 to spread awareness about the religion

The National Sikh Campaign aims to promote the fact that Sikh values are American values.

Ultra-Orthodox Jew smashes screens on El Al flight because Cate Blanchett movie was playing

Man started destroying screens after 'immodest' film was shown.

Spotlight: Victim at centre of Oscar-nominated film says Vatican 'still failing' on child abuse

Phil Saviano says the Church 'devalues' child victims and the abuse they've suffered.

Hundreds of Indian Muslim clerics pass resolution declaring Isis terrorists 'un-Islamic'

At least 300 Muslim scholars gathered in Hyderabad to debate how to stand up against IS (Daesh).

Singapore Catholic Church urges its faithful to boycott Madonna's first concert there

'Moral obligation' of Catholics not to support those who insult religions, the Church says.

Peace TV Urdu: Ofcom disciplines Muslim TV channel over 'Jews brought holocaust on themselves' lecture

Peace TV Urdu aired an Islamic scholar accusing the Jewish people of being a 'cursed race'.

After Waris Ahluwalia, another Sikh man asked to remove turban at US airport

Waris Ahluwalia was barred from boarding a flight because he refused to take off his turban.

Islamophobia in Dublin: Ireland schools failing to address 'anti-Muslim racism' in class

A teacher told a female school student wearing a hijab to 'take that stupid thing off your head'.

Makha Bucha Day: 1,250 Buddhist monks stage beautiful candlelit ceremony at Thailand's Dhammakaya temple

Looking more like a UFO than a Buddhist temple, the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple is Thailand's richest place of worship.

Pope Francis calls for worldwide ban on death penalty

"Thou shalt not kill" applies to both the guilty and the innocent, Francis warns.

Donald Trump vs Pope Francis: Who said what?

Republican frontrunner and head of the Catholic Church have recently traded verbal blows.

Gaza: Palestinian spiritual leader gives TV tips on 'how best to beat your wife'

Mufti of Gaza Hassan Al-Laham made wife-beating comments on Palestinian Authority TV show.

Pope Francis vs Donald Trump: Pontiff and GOP frontrunner clash over Christianity and walls

Republican said Pope would wish Trump were president when Vatican got attacked by Isis.

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