I n 2005, the late conservative writer Lawrence Auster published a response to one of his critics. The critic argued that Christianity had added little or nothing of value to Western culture. Auster ...

The towering castles that dot England’s landscape symbolize power, conquest, and control. For centuries, they have been viewed as monuments to the Norman elite who reshaped the country after 1066.

Direct violence refers to an event—war, famine, an aggressive physical act—that poses an immediate threat to life. The ...

There Father’s Dayin Italy, the March 19thday named a St. Josephthe putative father of Jesus. The celebrations dedicated to ...

While the Rinat Yisrael siddur’s original editions relied on the support of the Religion and Education Ministries, the edition meant for Diaspora Jews was funded by the World Zionist Organization’ ...

In the "Ecclesiastical History of the English People," the Venerable Bede wrote that Redwald, King of East Anglia starting around 599 C.E., kept a temple with altars to pre-Christian gods as well as ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been dizzying for U.S ...

The grand 45-day Maha Kumbh, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, concludes today with the final sacred dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati in Prayagraj.

A sweeping census on the state of American religion reveals a less sensational tale of Christianity in decline and a rise of the religiously unaffiliated compared to a decade ago. Pew Research ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo ...

Americans’ overall perceptions of religion tilt positive, according to the survey, but appear to have cooled since 2014. Overall, 51% express mostly positive views of religious institutions ...

A major new study from Pew Research Center offers an in-depth look at the American religious landscape and how it’s changed over time. Researchers determined that the share of U.S. adults who ...