The Ritual” is a movie you’ve seen many times before. But the story is clearly powerful enough that it is worth retelling.

So far, Pope Leo XIV has not addressed ongoing debates about restrictions on use of the Tridentine Mass, often called the “traditional Latin Mass.” Bishops around the world have been pulled into these ...

Berlin faces growing intolerance of immigrants and their religions, especially Muslim Arabs from countries like Turkey and Syria. right-wing extremist political parties like the Alternative for ...

Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, have been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine's Monastery be taken over by the ...

The Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan has long experienced significant constraints on its religious practices. From not being allowed to call their places of worship “mosques” or use Islamic terms such ...

I’ve written about this before, but it’s worth repeating here: Whenever I tweet a graph that contains a couple of the largest ...

Your view of the health of American Christian congregations and of their clergy may very much depends on the angle taken: Up ...

Houses of worship need social enterprise now more than ever. Churches, synagogues and other houses of worship are facing a dire situation. Up to 100,000 U.S. houses of worship may close over the next ...

Buddhism: A Journey through History” presents a rich tapestry of thematic stories that span topics such as the law, philosophy, war and governance. These narratives will surprise and engage readers ...

Phil Robertson, who gained national fame as the bearded, camouflage-clad Duck Commander, “has gone to be with Jesus,” his ...

(ANALYSIS) Until now, an iron law said no American can be elected pope. It seemed improper to combine political superpower with a spiritual one. So, does the astonishing emergence of Robert Prevost as ...