Several companies are trying to develop life extension methods that could enable some people to live far longer. There are…
President Trump has promised to protect religious liberty. But there was a time when evangelicals believed that a religion…
Pope Francis has been accused of a cover-up in the sex abuse scandal involving Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop.…
An expert explains how a complex set of canon laws and trials are the major obstacle to holding priests accountable. The…
A growing body of evidence points to how animals are aware of death, can experience grief and will sometimes mourn for or…
While many American Catholics believe demons and exorcism to be part of a distant past, an expert explains how beliefs that…
Each year, Muslims from all over the world go on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, known as Hajj.…
Israel's increasingly conservative policies on social and religious issues appears to be playing a role.
Despite the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, passed by the US Congress 40 years ago, Native Americans still struggle…
Saudi Arabia has arrested a number of feminists, while bringing in reforms for women. An expert argues why this goes to…
American Sikhs have been the target of many racist attacks. An expert explains the Sikh faith and its history in the United…
Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology.
A religious minority of Pakistan, the Ahmadis have been boycotting elections for decades. Casting a vote would require that…
Greek philosopher Pythagoras argued against eating animals on grounds of their having souls like humans. Others spoke about…
Abortion support is high in Argentina, even among Catholics. That puts the church, which opposes an abortion bill up for…
Friendship requires that we be open to our friends’ ways of seeing things, even when they differ from our own. Is being…
Pope Francis has said that death penalty violates the dignity of a person. But, this might just deepen the debate among…
After scandals or sea changes make the association with certain names too awkward, universities, museums and other nonprofits…
In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.