Shintō shrines are a familiar presence in every corner of Japan, yet few here are aware of the powerful national organization that oversees them—let alone its historical and ideological ties to ...

The early inhabitants of India practiced forms of animism, worshipping natural forces like trees, rivers, and animals. Sacred ...

Game of Thrones, the blockbuster HBO show based on George RR Martin's fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, first aired on April 17, 2011 with the premiere episode, Winter Is Coming.

The Bodhi tree provides presence of the Enlightened One. The shade it offers is not only literal but spiritual. Beneath it, ...

Hinduism is the third-largest religion in Indonesia. Currently, around 1.7 percent of the Indonesian population adheres to Hinduism, which in absolute terms constitutes approximately four million ...

DHARAMSHALA, India -- DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who ...

The power of public religion on the global stage is not diminishing, raising the prospect of endless sectarianism — but it also opens up new horizons of meaning. Religious education can help ...

Hindus in US's Nevada would now be allowed to celebrate Diwali with decoration of religious symbols such as toran and other religious door displays, as Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed a bill ...

Six weeks after a beloved Arizona pastor was found brutally murdered at his New River home, investigators say they have a suspect in custody with a disturbing motive rooted in religion.

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume, has condemned what he described as “the continued bloodletting and mindless killings across Benue State, stating that the ...