From rabbis to priests to imams—each major religion has its own spiritual leaders and traditions. This breakdown explains who leads Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, what their roles are ...

The major religions of the world have different pictures of what the future and possible end of the world will be like. Understanding this can clue us in to why religious people react in some ways ...

About 20% of Muslims live in the Middle East and North Africa, and nearly 16% reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the major religious groups covered in this study, Christians are the most evenly ...

When this column began, each week the top of the page sported artwork featuring symbols of various religions ... of beliefs and practices making up the major tradition in India.

The decade that ended Tuesday saw the rise and fall of many newsmakers who stood out, in part or in full, because of their beliefs or religious traditions. This list is far from comprehensive and ...

Scholars of religion have used the framework of the “big five” major world religions for decades: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But those aren’t even the most ...

Some of the world’s major religions still assign significance to eclipses, whether as a bad omen or a call to prayer. Here’s how eclipses — or possible references to them — have featured ...

Ahead of the total solar eclipse that will follow a long path over North America on Monday, here's a look at how several of the world's major religions have responded to such eclipses over the ...