Spiritual and religious practices vary around the world. Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread across many societies. Other practices, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, are ...

For too long, Cuba’s authoritarian leaders have largely been able to avoid being held accountable for their numerous human rights abuses. For a recent example, look no further than Cuba’s election on ...

This chapter focuses on three groups of U.S. adults, based on their answers to the following four questions: Do you think of yourself as spiritual? Do you think of yourself as religious? How important ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A broad array of religious and political leaders across the country issued outpourings of support for former President Jimmy Carter following news of his death, heaping praise on ...

Few countries treat religion in the same neutral way found in the United States. Even among liberal democracies, governments often play favorites by giving support to some religions and restricting ...

Dennis Prager is a columnist for The Daily Signal, nationally syndicated radio host, and creator of PragerU. Anyone who thinks about the current civil war in America comes to realize that it is, in ...

Family scholars find religions that ask a lot tend to give back a lot — especially when devotion is accompanied by gentleness ...

For a long time, supporters of gay marriage in the U.S. were in the minority. As early as last year, that started changing, and now, a solid majority of Americans support same-sex unions. As of Friday ...