Religious belief is one of the oldest and most complex aspects of human culture, shaping civilizations, laws, and personal identities. But for those who stand outside the realm of faith, certain ...

Benedictine nuns are pictured in 1900 before the completion of St. Anthony's Hospital in Bemidji, Minn. The image appeared in a 2011 documentary titled "Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America," ...

Editor's note: This article is part of a series answering your biggest religious questions. Each week, we will answer one submitted faith question. To send a ...

Analysis of our polls and other data shows no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults. Read more about ...

“Even an ancient vision has its moment of birth,” wrote Israeli national poet Natan Alterman. The same holds true for old and familiar truths; they too have moments of birth, or rather rebirth, in ...

The region's religious decline shows a surprising difference from patterns elsewhere. While fewer Latin Americans are ...

Today I want to talk about this conflict between "religion" and "atheism" that some people get worked up about. The reason I don’t get worked up about it is that I think it’s misguided. It overlooks ...

"Churches and religious institutions, generally, they fall under this broad charitable concept and that comes out of the English common law," Mayer said. The roots of tax exemption legislation in the ...

From CBS News' Joy Lin: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DIKE AND WATERLOO, IA – Mike Huckabee spent about 20 minutes with reporters on the "Huck-a-Bus" fielding questions, many of which dealt with religion. "It's ...

This article is the final entry in a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Holly Hollman is general counsel and associate executive director of Baptist Joint Committee ...

Today I want to talk about this conflict between "religion" and "atheism" that some people get worked up about. The reason I don’t get worked up about it is that I think it’s misguided. It overlooks ...