In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at least a fair amount.

Raised without faith, Stephen Williams embraced Zen Buddhism before a surprising encounter led him to Catholicism and Opus ...

During the Buddha’s time, the disciples followed teachings through a practice of carika. They walked barefoot for countless miles, carrying only ...

The Anime Tourism Association identified over 120 Anime Pilgrimage sites from 100+ anime titles. The association promotes ...

The Bon faith describes the Tibetan Plateau being pushed up from a roiling primeval sea, confirming current evidence about the orogenesis of the Himalaya. In local lore, supernatural lha (animal ...

Pastors prioritize personal relationships and talking directly with LGBTQ people who show up at their churches.

Who was Emperor Harshavardhan, who donated all his wealth at Kumbh every five years? It is said that he gave until his royal ...

Researchers gave psilocybin to two dozen religious clergy. Was it guided by science, religion, or some awkward combination?

The doors of Santa Marta remain closed to the Dalai Lama. "Yet we would expect that after so long they would open for him too." In these nearly twelve years of pontificate, Bergoglio has ...

"He wants a great America." Even so, he suggests, Trump might be able to get together with Vladimir Putin and agree on a ...

The 2025 list was released on January 2024, adding locations from 15 new titles, including Natsume's Book of Friends ... also known as "Japanese Anime Holy Sites", which they have published ...