RELIGION

Jews once played a significant role in the affairs of Pakistan’s teeming economic capital, Karachi.

New details of detained American Kenneth Bae's religious background exposes how Christianity penetrates the reclusive nation.

A couple scenes from the "50 Shades of Grey" book are not going to make the movie ... but these three MUST make the cut.

French nationals have been targeted before in the region by Boko Haram.

Supposedly universal theories of human psychology and behavior often stem from examinations of a very odd tribe: college students.

George Nathaniel III, 48, a school bus driver in Burnsville, Minn., was fired after he led students in Christian prayer on his bus.

Eighty percent of pilgrims who formally honor Mother Mary at shrines in India come from non-Catholic backgrounds.

Boko Haram has become a byword for instability in northern Nigeria, but Islamist militants are not the only ones to blame.

The criticism that “Japan has not apologized” for wartime atrocities is simply inaccurate.

The celebrations that feature bountiful feasts, dancing, and beautiful colored lights begin on Sunday.

The Vatican is asking bishops worldwide to conduct a poll asking Catholics about issues like birth control, same-sex marriage and divorce.

Take a look at the latest addition to the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie.

Heinrich Mueller, the highest-ranking Nazi official never to have been captured or confirmed dead, is reportedly buried at the site of a former Jewish cemetery.

Halloween would appear to be almost completely incompatible with the tenets of Christianity.

Find out what happened in the Halloween episode of "American Horror Story: Coven."

During last weekend's Year of Faith celebration in Vatican City, a little boy unexpectedly joined Pope Francis onstage.

Halloween may be on October 31 but there’s another spooky date on the calendar directly after: “Dia de los Muertos.” Also called "Day of the Dead," the holiday has a rich history originating in Mexico to remember deceased loved ones.

An image captured on Google's Street View camera has some saying it resembles Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.

Computer scientists "prove" God's existence with mathematician Kurt Godel's theory and their MacBooks.

Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican's top culture official, was always known as open-minded. But this move goes beyond anything he's done so far.

Trayon Christian says he was racially profiled after purchasing a designer belt at the store.