The Iranian government recently seized control of the historic St. Peter Evangelical Church, despite repeated warnings from U ...

About 25 years ago, I wrote two columns examining the Church of Rome’s priest shortage — through the eyes of faithful mothers, with the help of a priest who had led a seminary. The headline: “Fathers, ...

In the digital age, one blunt way to reach Pope Leo XIV is to write a candid letter and post it online. That's what Bishop Robert Mutsaerts, an auxiliary bishop in the Netherlands, did recently. “Holy ...

I often think of religious traditions as a styrofoam cup. Each of them has a different level of water in them at any given time. However, that volume of water never stays fixed for long, because ...

After witnessing these developments within such a short period, I fear that religious politics could shake one of the foundations of modern Nepal: Secularism.

News from around the world gives little hope for the prospects of addressing violence based on religion or belief — nations need to act now in accordance with UN policies to ensure everyone has ...

At Christian colleges across the nation, a “ring by spring” is a polarizing cultural phenomenon that comes with quirky ...

A 2012 mission trip to the Amazon inspired Christopher Beth to found The Bucket Ministry, providing water filters worldwide ...

A charismatic televangelist who created a career out of her past as a career criminal and drug dealer now has a startling new ...

On hills just east of Ramallah is the village of Taybeh. Its population has fallen to 1,200 today, while more than 80% of the ...

Today, amid Japan’s shrinking population and anti-immigrant sentiment, it might be jarring to remember that there once were ...