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 ...

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 ...

Sept. 15 marks the anniversary of an infamous terror attack: the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, ...

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

India’s religious diversity has deep historical roots, reflected in the experiences of Hindu soldier Sitaram Pande and Muslim poet Mirza Ghalib. Their writings portray sacred landscapes shaped by ...

One of Christianity’s biggest champions — in a world submerged by secularism — is also new to the faith. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, author and thinker, has become best ...

Declining birth rates are a global problem, but several South American universities are being proactive in a bid to avoid the fate of many now-shuttered U.S. colleges.

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 ...

There’s something about priests solving murders in small towns that people love. A long-running series in this genre that’s just ended is “Grantchester”. The series follows young, good-looking vicars ...

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

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