Most people know that the Virgin Mary is very popular among Catholic and Orthodox Christians. But what they usually don't know is that the Mother of God is also venerated by devotees from other faiths ...

The same thing is happening in Asia. By nature, Asians seek peace and truth. That’s why, when European expeditions were ...

According to the latest data from the Pew Research Center, Buddhism is the only religion to have fewer believers in 2020 than in 2010, a drop of 18.6 million, largely due to a low birth rate in ...

Across South and Southeast Asia, countries have very different religious makeups, yet there are commonalities in how they practice and think about religion, according to a new Pew Research Center ...

As of 2020, the Asia-Pacific region is home to 4.5 billion people, 10% more than in 2010. This large and religiously diverse region – where no single religious group constitutes a majority of the ...

The United Nation's latest global population projection predicts there will be 8 billion people on the planet by November this year, and 8.5 billion by 2050. Unfortunately, Central and Southern Asia ...

Nations across South Asia are currently witnessing unprecedented violence linked to religion, making many people wonder about the reasons for the upsurge. One noticeable fact, seemingly unlinked to ...

People around the world are switching religions or leaving religion altogether. A new study from Pew Research finds that large portions of adults no longer practice the faith in which they were raised ...

During construction of a new drain in the village of Varuna, near the city of Mysuru in southern India, archaeologists discovered three idols belonging to followers of Jainism. One of the oldest ...

Southern Asia Studies also offers funding opportunities for incoming graduate students in Masters and PhD programs, as well as research travel and conference travel grants for current students in the ...

In Penang, 800 delegates from churches across the continent gathered for a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ in the Jubilee year. Cardinal ...