“After 2009, everything changed. Now the rule is, if I go to your house, read some Quran, pray together, and the government finds out, you go to jail.” —Barna, Uighur woman from Xinjiang now living in ...

There is a certain hush to an Ekadashi morning. The kitchen is more peaceful, the tea routine shifts the ringing of a bell coming from the puja area seems to reverberate further. In homes that ...

At many North Indian homes, Ganga Dussehra begins before the house is fully awake. A steel lota, a small diya, a few marigolds, maybe some tulsi leaves, and that familiar family discussion begins at ...

Despite a lack of religious diversity among the speakers at the Trump administration’s “Rededicate 250” event held last Sunday on the National Mall, conservative Baptists played a prominent role. The ...

Some spiritual observances carry their strength not through grand celebrations but through silence, discipline and intention. Rohini Vrat is one such sacred practice that continues to hold deep ...

Speakers from the upcoming Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving event told The Christian Post that they hope it will offer a chance for Americans to remember their ...

The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses” (NRSV). That “cloud” has continued to grow in size since then. In this monthly ...

As sunset falls on Tuesday, our Muslim neighbors will begin their observance of the month of Ramadan. At right about that time, I’ll be cleaning up the pancake dinner that is our tradition for Fat ...

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Southern California Catholics, and Christians of other denominations, will wait in line to get a smudge of ashes on their foreheads and be reminded that they are sinners, ...