Infection rates of COVID-19 have soared among prisoners in the US. An expert on penal policy considers what is 'unjust…
A team of scholars have been documenting the sound of worship for six years. Since the lockdown, they have heard a different…
Monks in Thailand are increasingly providing food and other essential items for laypeople – a reversal of traditional…
As Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff in the nuclear era to call for total disarmament, all of us – whether secular…
Narratives throughout history illustrate how pandemics make people grapple with their faith, leading them to deepen religious…
Muslims throughout the world will celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, beginning at sundown on…
For many people, the standard weekend is Saturday and Sunday. That's not true for Muslims in some Islamic nations.
Millions step into cathedrals and chapels on a regular basis. The history of these places of worship offers important insights…
The first Muslim prayer in 86 years was held on July 24 inside Hagia Sophia, recently reconverted to a mosque. For over…
Statues of the Spanish missionary Junípero Serra have been toppled by protesters in LA, San Francisco and Sacramento. Californians…
Coronavirus is causing religious communities to rethink ways of expressing their faith. In the spirit of finding innovative…
Taiwan's death rituals come from multiple spiritual sources. A Taiwanese-American scholar explains what changes for…
People in the disputed Indian territory of Kashmir had already been living under a 24-hour curfew for eight months when…
Recent protests on racial justice have also questioned the portrayal of Jesus as a white man. An art historian explains…
White supremacists feed off a narrative of America being white and Protestant. The Church's history in the US is enmeshed…
From 16th-century playwrights to 'The Good Place,'" wordplay has found clever ways to get around uttering profane…
The Supreme Court's July 9 ruling that half of Oklahoma belongs to the Muscogee Nation confirms what Indigenous people…
Buddhist monks in Thailand continue to collect alms from households, despite the threat of the coronavirus. The reason:…
As people file their taxes in a year where many are going through financial hardships brought on by COVID-19, a scholar…
The #SayTheirNames campaign recalls the long struggle by Black Americans to assert their humanity in death, with roots in…