What may be the most significant expansion in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church is serving as a powerful new tool for the Kremlin.

KCCI anchor Eric Hanson and chief photographer Robbie Rissman traveled to South Africa to spotlight the Iowa generosity ...

The film examines Archbishop Tutu’s emergence as a driver of the anti-Apartheid movement after the 1976 Soweto uprising, the ...

Mardi Gras is most famously celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the city decking up, hosting parades, celebrations and eating king cake.

As illegal mining spreads through abandoned shafts in South Africa, Catholic religious women risk their lives to rescue girls coerced into sex and early marriages in communities the state struggles to ...

In South Africa, the constitutional rights to religious freedom and self-governance for faith communities are under threat.

Peace in South Sudan cannot be brokered by a mediator perceived to have political, economic, or security interests in the outcome. Credibility is the currency of mediation, and once lost, the process ...

Olivet Baptist Church is Bronzeville's oldest African American Baptist church and the second oldest African American congregation in the city. The walls of the church tell a story of rebirth, not just ...

Participation and interest in religion are largely shaped by parents when children are young. Genetic influences on religious participation and interest emerge during adulthood. Even identical twins ...

Singapore is the most religiously diverse country, and Yemen the least, as of 2020. The U.S. ranks first among nations with large populations.

It’s a natural extension of churches’ spiritual worldview — backed by scripture — that compels believers to help the vulnerable.

The life-sized Madre Peregrina, or “Pilgrim Mother,” statue will visit seven Wisconsin cities, starting with Milwaukee this ...