From rabbis to priests to imams—each major religion has its own spiritual leaders and traditions. This breakdown explains who ...

In reading Karen Armstrong’s definitive history of the origins of the world’s major religions, The Great Transformation, it is clear that they all began during a time of upset and turmoil, violence ...

In the early years of the twenty-first century, religion seemed to be on the rise. The collapse of both communism and the Soviet Union had left an ideological vacuum that was being filled by Orthodox ...

Members of the Rabari ethnic group in Rajasthan, India. (Tuul and Bruno Morandi/Getty Images) Our households – who lives with us, how we are related to them and what role we play in that shared space ...

Religion remains one of humanity’s most complex and widely discussed topics, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood. From casual conversations to heated debates on social media, religious ...

Faith in the South is a monthly feature reviewing religion news in Tennessee and across the South. For major U.S. religious groups that call Tennessee home, 2022 was a historic year. The ...

Across the 21 countries where we asked this question, the role of religion in national identity varies widely by country. Majorities in 12 countries – most of which are high-income – say being part of ...