We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

Last year featured an unusually large number of efforts to rearrange the ethnic, religious and political realities of the Middle East. The most visible and endlessly frustrating effort is the ...

Island or maritime Southeast Asia includes Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, and the new nation of East Timor (formerly part of Indonesia). Islam is the state religion in ...

How do you define a cult classic? Is it a shoestring exploitation film from the world of Ed Wood? Off-beat movies made ...

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

(Photo by en.kremlin.ru / CC BY 4.0) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, addressed the Middle Eastern crises ... fraternal coexistence among religions and for the progress of ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...

Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Federal funding. President Donald Trump’s plan ...

in this moment of grave difficulties for all the Eastern Churches — Middle East, Ukraine, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea.” The guide — which can be found on the website of the dicastery — also ...

On particular matters concerning Palestinian statehood, it's high time to understand that everyone’s true enemy in the region ...

Professors at the University of Notre Dame provide expert analysis on the cease-fire deal between Israel and Palestine, ...