The International Court of Justice ordered Myanmar to protect its Rohingya minority and preserve any evidence relevant to…
In retweeting a doctored image of Nancy Pelosi standing in a hijab in front of an Iranian flag, Trump is playing into fears…
Puerto Rico was once home to about 110,000 Taínos, an indigenous people decimated by the Spanish conquest. Their ancient…
After half a century of ambiguous policy regarding LGBTQ inclusion, the United Methodist Church may well split up in May.
Investment advisers who passed a licensing exam with more ethics questions were one-fourth less likely to engage in misconduct…
Dopamine fasting has fast become a fad in the Silicon Valley, as a way to reset the brain's feel-good chemical. Many…
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a scholar of mass atrocities explains the power of Holocaust images and why these images,…
A long heritage of black preachers who played an important role for enslaved people shaped Martin Luther King Jr.'s…
The Jewish coming-of-age ritual of bar mitzvah evolved to its current form during the time of Enlightenment, when Jewish…
At least six states have permitted the study of the Bible in classrooms, which could reignite a 19th-century debate that…
People who act holier than thou aren't necessarily better than the rest of us. In fact, their moral grandstanding may…
Pope Francis recently removed a rule known as Pontifical Secrecy, which allowed clergy and church officials to withhold…
'Zulm,' an Arabic word meaning extreme injustice, could explain why Iran appears to be so united in anger at the…
Trump recently warned Iran that the US could target its cultural sites. Many of Iran's cultural sites carry deep religious…
Theologian Franz Bibfeldt may never have lived, but his legacy continues in many important ways – most of all not to take…
Deaf Christians can often feel excluded in churches. But the Christian contemplative tradition that celebrates silence and…
Many Americans have a distrust of atheists. A group of researchers found that some of the distrust relates to beliefs about…
A historian connects the $100 billion reportedly at the church's disposal with the rocky start Mormons got in finance…
Violence against religious minorities around the world prompted the United Nations to mark a day for the victims in 2019.…
Take a good look at those old Christmas ornaments before hanging them on the tree – you may find it's time to retire…