Just because you are no longer a practicing Catholic doesn’t mean you can’t go to church and get your throat blessed, right?

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

Over the years, I have visited Kek Lok Si Temple light-up on several occasions. Every time, I was fascinated by the ...

Small beads of water still trickle silently from ... close to Udozaki, has been a site of prayer and reverence since ancient times.

Nearly all of the UNESCO-listed, centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist temples that sprinkle the city have been restored to their former glory, and the 19th-century Dharahara tower — a city icon ...

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices along with ...

“There’s a lot of Buddhist influence on this record ... who’s wearing a strand of chunky prayer beads that are visible at the neck of his black t-shirt. “If I’m writing a song, I ...

The reception of a modern Japanese funeral. In the past, Japanese funerals were deeply rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions. They were often held at home or in temples. Cremation became widespread ...

KYOTO—Kanbe Juzu Ten, a long-established manufacturer and wholesaler of Buddhist prayer beads in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, has begun offering “genderless beads” that can be used by both men and women. At ...

As Pope Francis continues to recover at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, Catholics in the pope's Diocese of Rome and around the world joined in prayer for his health. In a statement on the diocesan ...