From the birthplace of St. Patrick to the color green, several popular myths actually have little to do with the true origins ...

The Iran war hasn’t yet come to the forefront of American culture or drawn people together around a shared goal in the same way that other U.S. wars have.

Scientists studying one of the world’s most famous religious images said a mysterious detail hidden inside might defy a ...

Buddhism has a long history in America. In the 1800s, Chinese migrants working in the gold rush and building railroads brought their Buddhist beliefs and practices with them. Today, ...

There has never been a singular Christian perspective on how religion, power and politics ought to relate to each other – not even in medieval ‘Christendom.’ ...

Fasting gives us both an opportunity, I think, to sort of channel our spiritual practices, but also to remind us of our mortality in a way that we simply don’t have in the 21st century,’ said author ...