RELIGION

Although Islamic finance is catching on in the West, countries that are predominantly Muslim still house the biggest Shariah-compliant institutions.

Young Venezuelans have taken to the streets of Caracas to protest President Nicolas Maduro.

Bnei Menashe think they are descended from the Menasseh tribe, who departed Israel in the eighth century B.C. after the Assyrians invaded.

Ashraf Islam, 31, revealed that he had plotted to disarm a royal bodyguard and use the gun to kill Prince Harry.

"Salem" will be making its eerie debut April 20 on WGN American to show the darker side behind the trials in Massachusetts. Will you be watching?

Mississippi is the most Protestant state, Rhode Island is the most Catholic, Utah is Mormon and New York has the most Jews.

Bill Nye, the "Science Guy," and Ken Ham, founder of the Creation Museum, debated evolution and creation on Feb. 4.

The creationism debate, featuring Bill Nye and Ken Ham, live stream will begin at 6:55 p.m. EST on Feb. 4.

The musician, who died Tuesday, was an icon of the progressive movement. Here's a history of his involvement with the cause.

Illuminati rumors popped up once again after Jay Z sort-of thanked God for his Grammy award.

The blasphemy laws in Pakistan are believed to be the strictest in the Muslim world.

In the U.S., the Christian-subject market represents a significant number of dedicated readers.

A huge outage left two-thirds of China's Web users offline for several hours, and no one knows why.

Reuters reports up to 100,000 Ukrainians gathered around Kiev’s Independence Square on Sunday in defiance of the laws.

Home to 82 hate groups, California topped the list of the states with the highest number of hate groups.

An unknown number of civilians, including religious figures, have been kidnapped or killed or remain missing in Syria.

Known as the "mini moon," the smallest full moon of the year will occur on Jan. 15.

Jacqueline Bisset blamed her stunned Golden Globe speech on hunger.

A poll shows that people in management positions are happier than plain old workers.

A newly translated Hebrew text claims to reveal the locations of treasures from King Solomon’s Temple, and even mentions Ark of the Covenant. Are we any closer to finding the lost Ark?

There’s already much speculation as to what considerations Pope Francis might weigh in naming his appointees.