Religion

In Utah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) anchors religious identity, civic life, and cultural memory for a large and growing share of residents. Thi...

Pope Francis childhood photos are rare because Jorge Mario Bergoglio grew up in modest circumstances in Buenos Aires and many personal images were not preserved. What is documen...

When a pope dies, a carefully sequenced set of events begins with official verification and moves toward electing a successor. This timeline after pope deaths explains each stag...

There is one current official portrait of Pope Benedict used for Vatican communications: the 2005 oil on canvas by German artist Wolfgang Dessecker, which hangs in the Vatican H...

Chris Tomlin is widely identified as an Evangelical Protestant worship leader within the non-denominational congregational tradition associated with modern American megachurches...

Jamal Bryant is an American pastor, author, and former senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He has served in leadership roles in several pro...

Yes, Parvati is married to Shiva; in Hindu tradition she is his consort and represents the active, nurturing dimension of the divine. This spousal bond symbolizes the union of r...

When a new pope is elected, observers around the world want a straightforward answer to a simple question: what nationality is the new pope? As of the most recent conclave, the...

As of the most recent conclave, the new pope’s name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio , now known as Pope Francis. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and became the first Jesuit p...

David Koresh was the central leader of the Branch Davidians, a Seventh-day Adventist splinter group, whose standoff with federal agents at a near Waco, Texas, compound ended in...