Some 1,300 delegates representing more than 160 countries have arrived in Haifa to participate in the 12th International Baha’i Convention.

The Universal House of Justice has announced that two of its members will be resigning owing to considerations of age.

The bicentenary website has been expanded to include a new section with country reports.

The design for the local Baha’i House of Worship in Matunda Soy, Kenya, was unveiled at a celebration earlier today.

In the months since Hurricane Maria, another story has unfolded in the Caribbean—one of unity, cooperation, and collective action to rebuild.

Montréal, 2 April 2018 (CBNS)

Thanks to a Radio-Canada television series called “Deuxième chance” [Second Chance], two Bahá’í women from Saguenay, originally from Iran, had an emotional reunion with old friends they had not seen for thirty years or so. Through hard-to-believe accounts and reunions, the programme tells stories of immigration, assistance and mutual help, involving ordinary people.

The crown at the top of the roof of the local House of Worship in Colombia has been installed, marking an important milestone in the construction process.

VICTORIA, 2 APRIL 2018, (BWNS)

Prof. Jeremy Webber, Dean of Law at the University of Victoria, looked out at a packed room. Government officials, Indigenous and religious leaders, students and academics, and members of the community had gathered for a symposium on reconciliation between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of the country.

The event sought to promote greater understanding about a fundamental question relating to reconciliation, raised by Prof. Webber in his opening remarks: “How should we approach engagement with religion and spirituality in the process of reconciliation?”

A recent symposium brought together hundreds in Canada to speak about reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.

Postal services often issue commemorative stamps for historic occasions. This bicentenary year proved no exception.

Earlier today, the Baha’i community of Papua New Guinea unveiled the design for its national Baha’i House of Worship.

TORONTO, 19 MARCH 2018, (CBNS)

On March 21st, millions of people across the world will take another step in moving to the rhythms of a new calendar. In Canada, some 35,000 will be celebrating the Baha’i New year, called “Naw-Ruz”, with their friends and neighbours.

Many cultures with Indo-European roots mark the Spring Equinox with ancient traditions associated with the celebration of this time. In the Baha’i calendar, Naw-Ruz marks the beginning of the year.

Vahid Tizfahm completed his 10-year sentence yesterday. At 44, he is the youngest member of the Yaran, who were imprisoned for their religious beliefs in 2008.

Jamaloddin Khanjani, 85, former member of the Yaran, completed his unjust ten-year prison sentence yesterday.

The Baha’i International Community has released a statement for the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women.

Malaysia’s Baha’i community recently hosted an innovative national celebration for the bicentenary of the birth of Baha’u’llah.

TORONTO, 27 FEBRUARY 2018, (CBNS)

The period of Ayyam-i-Ha in the Baha’i calendar is described as days of “hospitality, charity and gift-giving.” One group of friends in Toronto participated in a few activities this past weekend to honour the occasion.

Over 100 Members of the European Parliament and Parliaments across Europe denounce the persecution of Yemen’s Baha’is in a statement released today.

Recent developments on the construction of the local Temple in Norte del Cauca signal the nearing completion of the project.

Michael Higgens, President of Ireland, hosted a Baha’i delegation to mark the bicentennial year.