Instead of fostering inner change, religious traditions are being co-opted to drive political activism, from symbolic Seder plates to anti-ICE demonstrations

A former nurse made history Wednesday when she was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to lead the centuries-old mother church of the world's 85 million-strong Anglican community.

Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II was laid to rest in Tbilisi on Sunday, marking the fifth day of nationwide mourning, as tens of thousands gathered to bid farewell to one of the most influential religious figures in the country’s modern history.

The second Forum of Azerbaijani Religious Figures, themed “Constitutional principles of state–religion relations in Azerbaijan: secularism and freedom of conscience”, concluded in Baku on Wednesday.

Amnesty International has called on French lawmakers to reject a bill that seeks to ban headscarves and other religious symbols in sports competitions.

Multiple people were killed in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India early Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of a Hindu festival.

Azerbaijan, a country where communities with diverse religious beliefs and convictions coexist peacefully, has historically upheld a progressive system of ethnic and cultural relations founded on mutual trust and respect, President Ilham Aliyev in his address to the participants of the Forum of Religious Figures of Azerbaijan on “Pressing Issues of Religious Enlightenment: Tradition, Experience, and Prospects.”

On December 16, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.

An international conference titled "Interfaith Harmony: Nurturing Peaceful Coexistence" will take place in Rabat, Morocco, on December 17.

At least 46 people, including 37 children and seven women, have drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, according to local officials.