The wooden churches of Chiloé stand as a landmark of this archipelago this southern Latin American nation. Built in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century, they survive amid restoration challenges and ...

Belief in the supernatural — including life after death and the idea that animals and nature can possess spirits — is common ...

Christian faith threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin because it is out of his control. As such, his war on Ukraine has centered on the systematic persecution of Christians, their families and ...

The end of the Vietnam War, recognized on April 30, marked the end of a chapter for John Cope. But it also started another. An 18-month tour with the Air Force in the country ended in 1971. During his ...

India launched a major military strike deep into Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early on May 7, saying it targeted sites used by terror groups responsible for the April 22 attacks on civilians ...

This conclave is significant not only for its size, but also for the opportunity it presents to shape the future of Catholicism. The outcome will have implications for the church's stance on a variety ...

Here are three questions for news consumers who are paying attention to pre-conclave news. These questions play a crucial role in this week’s “Crossroads” podcast, which focuses on some elite ...

This may be unsettling to those who’ve invested in the idea of a steadily secularizing globe, but the numbers don’t lie. In the long run, the groups that reproduce tend to shape the narrative. If ...

Radio Sharda has grown into a powerful cultural project — broadcasting Kashmiri-language content to a global diaspora and anchoring displaced people to their roots. Named after the goddess of learning ...

The big U.S. Supreme Court decisions due in the coming two months include three cases on the religion clauses in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights. At issue: Can a state deny a tax benefit to ...

Pizzaballa’s name has been included in almost every list == in secular and Catholic media — of “papabile,” or “pope able” ...

With Pope Francis’ funeral in the rearview mirror, the focus at the Vatican shifts to the forthcoming papal conclave and the ...