Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Claire Robison joined Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies Rachel Sturman yesterday for a conversation about the release of Robison’s ...

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

Congress MP said compensation for the kin of the deceased should be Rs 1 crore, while injured should get Rs 20 lakh each and ...

The world's largest religious gathering, the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India, turned deadly Wednesday, with officials ...

Muslims hold the Quran to be the unmediated and perfect Word of God. As such, the scripture lays out both Islam’s belief ...

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 promotes superstition.

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to remain a part of a religious organization that’s behaving in an unenlightened ...

Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have gathered in India's northern city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering.The festival is held every 12 ...

Several people have been killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India.