(RNS) — Azza Karam is the first woman and first Muslim to head the international interfaith peace organization. Within months of her taking over, the world was in the grips of the coronavirus and a ...

This report describes the world’s religious makeup in 2020 and how it changed from 2010. We focus on seven categories: Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, people who belong to other ...

In my life I have loved world religions like some people love jigsaw puzzles. When I look at the history of religion, I see people trying to make meaningful maps for living out of the broken shards of ...

In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam. Many Muslims believe it’s their religious duty to pray five times a day in the direction of the Kaaba ...

Introduction / John Bowker -- Indian religions and the Hindu tradition / Gavin Flood -- Jainism / Paul Dundas -- Sikhism / Eleanor Nesbitt -- Buddhism : India and Southeast Asia / David L. Gosling -- ...

Religion has played a pivotal role in shaping the beliefs, values, and cultures of societies around the world. A recent 2025 study, MyCross analysed the common faiths in the world to identify which ...

Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do ...