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…
Most religions depict the afterlife as Club Med for young people.
Nativity scenes showing the birth of baby Jesus first originated in the small Italian town of Greccio.
Seven US bishops have been removed for covering up clergy sexual abuse since 2015 after decades of no accountability. An…
Fewer people belong to a congregation or identify as Protestant or Catholic. And yet, most congregations say their membership…
US federal regulations say little about how animals on organic farms should be treated. So if you're planning to serve…
Fictional accounts of white Southerners make it seem it was fun to be a slave on a plantation at holiday time. Many of today's…
Dozens of Muslim-majority countries are asking the UN's International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute a…
Chronic violence was dampening the holiday spirit in Chihuahua, Mexico. So the Mennonite community planned a 'Parade…
Evangelicals who were taught as children that Christians abstain from sex until marriage are coming out and revealing the…
No 'blue wall of silence:' A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
Holiday movies offer us a glimpse into how the world is could be, often in sharp contrast to our lives as they are. In that…
Many women, Muslims and members of oppressed castes in India lack government-issued ID. Yet these documents may soon be…
Giving away big sums of money is supposed to make the world a better place. So, why are so many deep-pocketed donors getting…
Among Tubman's most daring feats was helping slaves escape. She believed she went into trances and had visions. These,…
A project involving tens of millions of patient records poses ethical issues, even though patients could ultimately gain.…
A Christian movement led by independent religious entrepreneurs, often referred to as 'apostles,' is changing the…
Interviews with the Yezidi survivors of IS attacks that killed 3,100 people in 2014 reveal the emotional, cultural and spiritual…
The US delighted Israel and outraged Palestinians by announcing it sees nothing illegal with Jewish settlements in the West…