They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a People

Parsis have supported many of the country’s institutions and nurtured business and the arts. But their numbers have dwindled at an alarming pace.

Opinion | White Evangelicals Shun Morality for Power

They’ve been a “political arm of the Republican Party” for decades now.

Opinion | Religious Beliefs and Abortion Laws

How religious belief affect abortion laws and vaccination.

It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Spiritual Calling

After coming out as a transgender woman more than two years ago, Vica Steel never dreamed of forging a path to church leadership. Until now.

Supreme Court Stays Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role in Death Chamber

The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions on the role that spiritual advisers may play in death row inmates’ final moments.

Supreme Court Stays Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role in Death Chamber

The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions on the role that spiritual advisers may play in death row inmates’ final moments.

‘A Sadness I Can’t Carry’: The Story Of The Drum

For Ojibwe, the Big Drum is a gathering to mourn, to process grief, to understand loss. Could it heal my pain from the past year?

On Death Row in Texas, a Last Request: A Prayer and ‘Human Contact’

Scheduled for execution on Sept. 8, John Henry Ramirez is suing to have his Baptist pastor lay hands on him as he dies.

The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist.

The elevation of Greg Epstein, author of “Good Without God,” reflects a broader trend of young people who increasingly identify as spiritual but religiously nonaffiliated.

In Shift, Israel Quietly Allows Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount

Jewish activists say they are exercising their right to free worship at a site holy to Jews and Muslims. But the change upsets a longstanding compromise aimed at staving off conflict.

The World’s Last Samaritans, Straddling the Israeli-Palestinian Divide

Up a mountain in the West Bank, several hundred villagers practice an ancient Israelite religion while maintaining an ambiguous national identity.

Opinion | On Embracing Faith, or Rejecting It

Readers react to Ross Douthat's invitation to “think yourself into” religious faith. Also: Working mothers; how to make friends.

Pope Francis Encourages Covid Vaccines in Media Campaign

“Getting the vaccines that are authorized by the respective authorities is an act of love,” the pope says in a video from the Ad Council.

Opinion | A Guide to Finding Faith

Scientific advances in recent centuries have made the idea of God only more plausible.

Opinion | Pope Francis Is Tearing the Catholic Church Apart

Pope Francis’ move against the Latin Mass will deepen the divisions in the church. 

Opinion | What We Lose When We Livestream Church

Broadcasting religious worship has played an important role during the pandemic. But it's had unintended consequences.

Opinion | The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It

White evangelicals can't tolerate becoming just another subculture.

Opinion | Northern Ireland Is Coming to an End

It might not even last another decade.

In France’s Military, Muslims Find a Tolerance That Is Elusive Elsewhere

In a nation wary of the growth of Islam, France’s military has embraced and integrated its Muslim soldiers by facilitating their religious practice.

Why Do Some Catholic Bishops Want to Deny Joe Biden Communion?

Here is what is at the root of efforts by conservative U.S. bishops to prohibit the country’s second Catholic president from receiving communion.