In a world marked by escalating tensions and conflicts, the XI World Congress for Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue ...

Although every Pope since 1913 has lived in the spacious and elegant Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Pope Francis decided to continue to live in a two-room apartment in the Vatican guesthouse ...

First in a series of World Religion News articles on great religious leaders of our time. Introduction: The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury ...

Ordained as a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of 16 in Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh conceived a form of Buddhism based on mindfulness practices that enable followers to overcome their personal suffering ...

Buddhism on Wikipedia: Source Credibility Reliable sources and their treatment thus deliver some interesting trends in regard to Buddhism. It is a major world religion with a history that’s rich ...

In 2016, suicide was among the top 10 leading causes of death in Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Western Europe, Central Asia, Australasia, Southern Latin America, and in high-income areas of ...

The aforementioned spate of articles most commonly cited only one particular set of numbers from the report, reproducing one chart that focused exclusively on the number of countries in which a ...

The most noticeable peace of accessory for the traditional Sikhs is the turban or dastar which, according to the Sikh Coalition, symbolizes piety and dedication. Members of the faith also have ...

Joining Mr. Miscavige on the rostrum was drug education advocate Sam Price, who served nearly 25 years with the Austin Health Department. Recognizing the impact of the Church-sponsored drug ...

Based on numbers, the third largest group is the religiously unaffiliated. Four principal religions dominate the world. [/tweetit] These four are followed by approximately 80 percent of the world ...

As a Shiite, al-Sistani is hardly a stranger to persecution. For centuries, his minority sect has been caught in a sectarian war with extremists from the majority Sunni faction. Iraq’s Shiite ...

The origins of spiritual awareness mapped on “The Evolutionary Tree Of Religion Map.” This chart outlines the origins of spiritual awareness (e.g. shamanism & animism), illustrating how these ...