From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual ...

Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to ...

Russia and Turkey’s international religious influence relies on a specific national narrative – one that is challenged by the ...

The UAE criticized India for the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) but did not openly support Pakistan. The UAE’s ...

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead ...

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern half of ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital Nicosia on ...

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched on Friday to protest a new regulation allowing pupils to wear Islamic headscarves ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Pope Francis understood the vital role that Christianity and Islam can play in shaping our shared future — which is why he ...

The sectarian violence involving Islamist factions, security forces and Druze gunmen is another sign of the fragile security ...

Four newly translated novels, including Tezer Özlü’s work about a Turkish woman who travels in the footsteps of the writers ...