From conclaves to reincarnation, religious traditions around the world follow different rules when selecting new spiritual ...

Faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say some on campus are restricting efforts to research the health of ...

There certainly are practices and attitudes that linger or are held onto, and people continue to speak the Amish language ... by the chains of (her) own religion.” They ask questions like ...

Immigration is a big part of American history, but the success of immigration is contingent upon assimilation to American values.

Religious leadership succession varies widely ... other traditions—from Tibetan Buddhism to the Amish—rely on drastically different processes, often rooted in sacred texts, cultural customs ...

Some activities, such as prayer, are widespread. Others, such as fasting and lighting incense or candles, vary more by ...

The survey marks the first time Pew Research Center asked people outside the United States and Asian countries about ...

TLC's Sister Wives' relationship with religion and polygamy has shifted from a central focus to a more private matter over ...

Eighty-one percent of Americans say the law should not allow companies or other institutions to use religious beliefs to decide whether to offer a service to some people and not others.

In the moment you are present, the stress, which is usually past or future oriented, is not present. The thoughts may be ...