Religion

Tel Megiddo and the Valley of Jezreel, Israel. Photographed ca. 1990.

Archaeologists Have Spent More Than a Century Hunting for Answers About Biblical Armageddon. Finding Them Is Complicated

We have still only excavated less than a quarter of what remains at this an...

We have still only excavated less than a quarter of what remains at this ancient site of Armageddon

Brigham Young University students protest on campus in Provo, Utah, on March 4.

Students Protest Mormon Church's 'Explicitly Homophobic' Ruling on Brigham Young University's Honor Code

The Mormon church teaches that while experiencing same-sex attraction is no...

The Mormon church teaches that while experiencing same-sex attraction is not a sin, having same-sex sexual relations is

Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man Inside California Catholic Church

The shooting took place shortly after the officers were flagged down near I...

The shooting took place shortly after the officers were flagged down near Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

Muslim pilgrims wearing a mask leave after the Friday prayer at Mecca's Grand Mosque, on Oct. 11, 2013 as hundreds of thousands of Muslims have poured into the holy city of Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia Suspends Pilgrimages to Mecca and Other Holy Sites in Effort to Stop Coronavirus

Tourism visa-holders from countries with reported coronavirus infections wi...

Tourism visa-holders from countries with reported coronavirus infections will also be denied entry

The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury talks at a debate on social inequality at the annual CBI conference on November 18, 2019 in London, England.

Church of England 'Still Deeply Institutionally Racist,' Says Archbishop

The Church of England has voted to apologize for "conscious and unconscious...

The Church of England has voted to apologize for "conscious and unconscious racism experienced by countless Black, Asian and minority ethnic" people over the past seven decades, as its senior bishop said Tuesday that the...

Pastor Paula White leads a prayer beside U.S. President Donald Trump during a dinner celebrating Evangelical leadership in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 27, 2018.

Trump Spiritual Advisor Calls for Miscarriage of 'Satanic Pregnancies'

White said her words had been “taken out of context”

In this 2000 photo provided by ChinaAid, pastor Wang Yi, left, poses with his wife Jiang Rong at the study room of their home in Chengdu, China.

Prison Sentence for Pastor Shows China Feels Threatened by Spread of Christianity, Experts Say

The pastor of one of China's largest unregistered churches was handed a har...

The pastor of one of China's largest unregistered churches was handed a harsh prison sentence in the latest sign of China's crackdown on religious freedoms