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Modern royal jubilees have become chiefly associated with holidays, processions and parties. But jubilees are also religious events, and their history reveals the monarchy’s widening role in British religion and communal relations.

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Source: The Conversation

Thousands of people from all walks of life have flocked to greet the summer solstice at Stonehenge to mark the longest day of the northern hemisphere year.

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Source: ABC

Women religious, or nuns, made education more accessible. Their way of life also offered one of few leadership opportunities for women.

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Source: The Conversation

From 1 July 2022, new Child Safe Standards start in Victoria.

All children have a right to be safe, including when they visit a place of worship. Child Safe Standards have been mandatory in Victoria since 2016, so many organisations already have well-developed child safety frameworks. They are compulsory for a large range of organisations, including faith-based organisations who work or volunteer with children up to the age of 18.

Whether it's prayer, meditation, tai chi, or just chanting, every major religion weaves some form of contemplative practice into its rituals.

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Source: ABC

Don't look Tina Rahimi in the eyes. It's how she'll bring you down.

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Source: ABC

The Reverend Hoda Ameri was once a devout Muslim who would never have believed that she would make a difference in the lives of Iranian refugees and asylum seekers.

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Source: Melbourne Anglican

With the public display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz soon to become banned in Victoria, members of Australia’s Hindu community say they want clearer differentiation between the hate sign and the swastika, a holy symbol in several South Asian religions.

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Source: SBS