Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient ...

The current calendar was created by Pope Gregory XIII. However, many cultures do not fully align with the Christian calendar, and as such, celebrate New Year's at a different time. Here are several ...

In the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS), nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults who are currently married (74%) say they have the same religion as their spouse, a similar share as in the 2014 RLS (75 ...

Opinion Columnist. This essay is adapted from the forthcoming book “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.” My parents ate health food in my youth, in the days before Whole Foods was everywhere, ...

When asked about the leader of their country, people around the world are generally much more likely to say it is important to have someone who stands up for people with their religious beliefs than ...

The custom of wearing white emerged from Afro-Brazilian religious rituals that were once criminalized and later absorbed into ...

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence—to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means ...

What do we lose when we lose organized religion, which has been in steep decline across the globe since 2007? Two new books offer very different answers — and very different approaches — to this ...

When visitors walk through the doors of the Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, in Los Gatos, Calif., Danelle Rhiner is waiting to greet them with a big, welcoming smile and a ...

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have been incorporating meditation practices — including ...