Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

Despite their small number, the Bektashis are set to form the world’s newest country — a first-of-its-kind Islamic microstate ...

While their lives and legacies differ significantly, scholars argue that Alexander the Great set the stage for Jesus's ...

At 282 million people, Indonesia is the largest Muslim majority nation in the world and fourth largest in population. It is a ...

YHVH is an unique, disembodied, undying, always creative personality, who cares about the whole created world. We even use a pronoun of gender, although God includes both genders, because we do not ...

Lent in Christian tradition and the Holy Days of Ramadan in Islam coincide with the hope and resurrection of spring. The ...

Brock Bahler, a professor at Pitt, has taught about religions from two different perspectives throughout his life.

Catholic priests in Israel and Gaza have expressed hope for the restoration of peace in the region amid reports of increased ...

Is 'The Lord of the Rings' a Catholic epic? Some consider it a parable of the Gospels, much to the dismay of several scholars ...

Part of the challenge when it comes to researching the existence of alien life is knowing where to look. Until relatively recently, the focus for Nasa’s search for life was Mars, but that began to ...

In a few days all over the world, an event called Easter or Easter Sunday will be celebrated. As a young man growing up, I can recall getting dressed for ...

“Though we’re deeply concerned about fellow Christians, we’re not exclusively concerned with immigrants who happen to share our faith,” said Matthew Soerens, vice president of advocacy and policy at ...