President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria over the holiday. Here's why.

The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's ...

Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the ...

President Donald Trump said he ordered military strikes against "ISIS terrorist scum" in Nigeria on Christmas Day.

The far-right group known as the R.S.S., whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has spent a century trying to ...

Following the announcement by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias of their readiness to surrender their weapons, Iraq faces a critical test: can the state truly enforce a monopoly on arms, or is this merely ...

It was one of 45 institutions recently approved for grants as part of the Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative.

Latin America is still the heart of the Catholic Church. But beneath that Catholic dominance, the region's religious landscape is changing.

From the perspective of liturgy or the public worship of the Church, Christmas time begins with the Vigil Mass on December 24 ...

Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cultural holiday observed by ...

A national survey measured the depth and breadth of religious beliefs in Greater Cincinnati and across the country.