Way Forward for Religion Reporting in Africa: Impressions and Suggestions
The IARJ conference “Reporting Religion in Africa – Rising to the Challenge”, brought to Nairobi over 30 journalists to exchange best practice in reporting religion and faith.
IARJ News
Looking for Religion Story Ideas? (November 2025)
Our November 2025 column suggests stories ranging from “apps” that verge on spirituality to some major milestones in 2026.
Mormon Mercy and the Mirror of African Faith
Nigerian journalists Prince Charles Dickson explores the reactions in Nigeria to the Michigan LDS church shooting.
Looking for Religion Story Ideas? (October 2025)
For October, we’re suggesting journalists check in with “Mormon” communities, and also look at little-known Christmas traditions.
Other Religion News
- Romania opens world’s largest Orthodox church Deutsche Welle
- Amid Youth Resurgence, England’s Catholic Church Marks Milestone Religion Unplugged
- Religious partnerships can strengthen health delivery The BMJ
- https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/10/15/christian-women-influencer-allie-beth-stuckey/?utm_campaign=StateofFaith&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9k-7Qv2OfjqKtF08UZzk4JGq1rbDEtBeNbEugKugM36vIF9FxUgbFQfS4Brs1LYbryvXnaGR2aHN8ALvA_pxVPi4QKdy8erK6rIplM5d51IxF4Xew&_hsmi=386061492&utm_content=386061492&utm_source=hs_email The Times
- These Christian women are ready to speak out, emboldened by this conservative influencer Deseret News
- An Act of Unity: King and Pope Theos
- Historisch bezoek van Britse koning aan paus. Leo XIV wordt ‘pauselijk broeder’ bij graf van Hendrik VIII Nederlands Dagblad
- “Bambine streghe”: la maledizione della superstizione in Congo Africa Rivista
- L’Europa recupera, l’Africa corre: chi sono i nuovi cattolici Avvenire
- Interfaith Solidarity Offered Up Hope After Floods Devastated Pakistan Religion Unplugged
Resources
Evidence Review on Faith and Climate Migration
The Evidence Review on Faith and Climate Migration report, launched by the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) and Christian Aid explores Faith and Climate Migration
Research on media challenges in covering religion
The IARJ is recommending to journalists a ground-breaking series of studies about media coverage of religion by a nonprofit coalition and the HarrisX research company.
ARDA lets us compare religion nation by nation
ARDA’s World Religion database is a powerful tool for comparing the religious populations of nations worldwide.
Meet Our Members
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Opportunities
Faith Actors’ Experiences of and Perspectives on Localisation and Decolonisation – State of the Debate Webinar
Learn about the findings from the newly published report on the “State of the Debate: Faith Actors’ Experiences of…
From Pitch to Publication: Master Class with Zondervan
Join Religion News Association on Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. ET for “From Pitch to Publication: How Journalists Can Break Into Books,” a free webinar featuring Zondervan…