The current calendar was created by Pope Gregory XIII. However, many cultures do not fully align with the Christian calendar, and as such, celebrate New Year's at a different time. Here are several ...

(RNS) — In a May 2023 advisory, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called attention to the “public health crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection in the U.S. today.” In his plan to ...

Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient ...

In the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS), nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults who are currently married (74%) say they have the same religion as their spouse, a similar share as in the 2014 RLS (75 ...

Comparative Religious Ethics critically examines and contrasts the ethical teachings, practices and institutional frameworks of diverse religious traditions. This field not only investigates ...

When asked about the leader of their country, people around the world are generally much more likely to say it is important to have someone who stands up for people with their religious beliefs than ...

Opinion Columnist. This essay is adapted from the forthcoming book “Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.” My parents ate health food in my youth, in the days before Whole Foods was everywhere, ...

When visitors walk through the doors of the Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, in Los Gatos, Calif., Danelle Rhiner is waiting to greet them with a big, welcoming smile and a ...

Christian, Jewish and other religious congregations across America have been incorporating meditation practices — including ...