The Vatican’s comprehensive and nuanced approach reflects the region’s complex realities.

Lastly, as the largest church in the Middle East and Africa ... That's why we're committed to reporting on all the world's religions, and showing how faith, and faith leaders, affect policy ...

SAYEDA ZEINAB, Syria—Ali Rashid, a pilgrim from Iraq, carefully spread a red religious banner over the gilded mausoleum in the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, a holy place in Shiite Islam that once ...

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

Women from the Middle East see a new door open to advance the peace process and multi-faith collaboration. One initiative that has emerged in response to recent conflict is the Abraham Women’s ...

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

The United States has a “relatively low level of religious nationalism” compared to other countries, but its impact on ...