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Bahá'í Community elects international governing council
The Bahá'í community, identified in the Encyclopaedia Britannica as the second most widespread of the world's independent religions, after Christianity, today elected the nine members of its international governing council, the Universal House of Justice. More >
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Election of Universal House of Justice under way
The members of the Bahá'i Faith's national governing councils in 178 countries are participating by postal ballot in the election of their international administrative body. More >
Photogallery of the Eighth International Convention
Photographs taken during the Eighth International Convention of the Bahá'í Faith in Haifa, Israel, in 1998. More >
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The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice
Description of the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice. More >
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The Universal House of Justice
The Universal House of Justice, ordained by Bahá'u'lláh as the legislative authority in the Bahá'í Faith, came into existence in 1963. It is a nine-member body elected at five-year intervals by the entire membership of the national governing institutions of the Bahá'í world. More >
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The Universal House of Justice
"The essence of all that We have revealed for thee," Bahá'u'lláh declares, "is Justice." The chief instrument for the transformation of society and the achievement of lasting peace, He asserts, is the establishment of justice in every aspect of life. Bahá'u'lláh explains that the "purpose of justice is the appearance of unity among men". More >