The new FX documentary "AKA Jane Roe," out May 22, contains a shocking revelation: Roe (of "Roe v. Wade" fame) played the part of an anti-abortion crusader in exchange for money.
Christopher was an ancient Egyptian prisoner. Stephanie's dating the man who had her murdered. They and many others swear by the controversial benefits of past-life regression.
A renowned scholar claimed that he discovered a first-century gospel fragment whose text closely matched modern Bibles. Now he's facing allegations of antiquities theft, cover-up and fraud.
This wire goes from 126th Street to Battery Park and costs $100,000+ a year to maintain. What is it for?
We're glad that there's more diverse representation on TV, but it would have been even better if there was more research to back it up.
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Muslims to adapt, observing the holy month more at home than in the mosque, more online than in person and with greater uncertainty about the future.
In place of love, they're offering stark self-righteous judgment.
This video of nuns playing basketball at the convent of San Leandro in Sevilla, Spain is the most wholesome thing you might see today.
Medieval mystics starved the body to feed the soul. Understanding this perfectionist mindset could help treat anorexia today.
Images from around the world showing what Easter Sunday services look like during a global pandemic.
Satan, but make it kid-friendly.
Estelle knew her fiancĂ© had betrayed her — she had no idea what else he was capable of.
The capital of medieval Armenia, the city of Ani was a thriving center of trade and faith, survived by its haunting ruins.
Since the 1920s, the coffee brand has distributed more than 60 million copies of its iconic Haggadah for American Passover Seders
As locusts devastate farms throughout the Middle East and East Africa, they're giving the coronavirus pandemic a decidedly Biblical twist.
For Albert Einstein, being Jewish and German were not questions of identity, but rather mutable matters of identification.
It's taken me 24 years to realize that my life is not predetermined, that when I lose my debit card it's because I was tired and not because of transgression.
The history behind how the Church of Scientology was able to place 5,000 covert agents inside the United States government.
Brenton Tarrant had previously denied culpability; his altered plea caught many victims' families by surprise.
The biblical mandate of "creation care" is taking on new urgency as the planet warms.
The biblical mandate of "creation care" is taking on new urgency as the planet warms.
In Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith established a theocracy, ran for President and tested the limits of religious freedom.
As I hunker down at home with my family amid a global pandemic, I have a new appreciation for a strange religious tradition. Â
First, a deeply offensive photo. Three students' college plans were soon derailed and a community closed ranks.
An interview with philosopher Martin Hägglund about freedom, politics and the importance of time.
Amazon's "Hunters" is the network's latest botched attempt at telling Jewish stories.
Documents from the papacy of Pius XII may settle some long-debated questions.
"Re-education," forced labour and surveillance beyond Xinjiang.
Islamic finance has shifted from small, niche lenders primarily serving religious Muslims into an industry worth more than a trillion dollars
As President Trump visited India for the first time, New Delhi erupted in violence this week following a rally in support of a law proposed by the nationalist government of Narendra Modi that millions of Muslims fear will render them stateless.
A small Georgia town, a prophecy about Donald Trump, and the story of how a miracle fell apart.
An anthropologist traces the development of Homo sapiens' most powerful force, from the making of stone tools to the rise of religions.
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis urged Catholics to put down their phones and reconnect with God during Lent, lamenting an internet where people "insult each other as if they were saying 'Good Day.'"
And six other questions about the Christian observance of Lent, answered.
Aymann Ismail has a crisis of faith.
For seven decades, India has been held together by its constitution, which promises equality to all. But Narendra Modi's BJP is remaking the nation into one where some people count as more Indian than others.
The Brackeens, a white Evangelical couple, are suing to adopt a Native child. The federal court case could have wider implications for the Indian Child Welfare Act and tribal sovereignty.
A United States District Judge has ordered the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to pay $150,000 in attorney fees to a man who was denied a license plate that said, "IM GOD."
In the Midwest, Christian entrepreneurs are searching for relief from the corrosive grind of company-building — while some faith leaders preach the gospel of crushing it.
Charging higher prices for crystals or tarot doesn't guarantee better quality. But it says a lot about today's consumer culture.
How do you make a difference in a struggle that may never end?
In recent years, witchcraft has gone mainstream—and Juliet Diaz is at the forefront of the movement.
What would it mean for Bernie Sanders, America's most famous Jewish politician, to become its commander in chief?
For evangelical Christians and Donald Trump, Middle Eastern policy is rooted in a strict interpretation of the bible.
From the Event Horizon to The Bad Place, we tour pop culture's finest visions of the underworld. Here is a list of our favorite versions of hell.
Last year, Pope Francis called for "bold proposals" to meet the spiritual needs of Catholics in the Amazon, a vast region with a scarcity of priests. But in a new papal document, Francis ignored the boldest one: allowing married priests.
The surprisingly eco-friendly ash stash comes from another lesser-known Christian observance called Palm Sunday.
The Jenkintown woman brought her child and grandchildren to Poland for the 75th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.
For immigrants, encouragement to pursue the arts is slim. Here's why it's important.
A man who was in the cult Buddhafield for 16 years answers strangers' questions about why he joined the cult and what was the weirdest things he experienced during that time.
After decades of shielding accused child abusers from the public, many Catholic leaders are now releasing lists of their names. But the lists are inconsistent, incomplete and omit key details.
In the annals of most world religions, a quick walk-on from an alien would not, at least on the surface, seem particularly strange.
It's tempting to look at The Family International's high profile roster, and simply write it off as another Madonna-Kabbalah-meets-Tom-Cruise-Couch-Jumping cult. The truth is more disturbing.
In an exception to disability law, Christian pastors can lose jobs over conditions such as depression or bipolar disorder. Congregations are often left in the dark.
After leaving his home in China's Xinjiang province, Ablikim Yusuf navigated a world hostile to his people before finding refuge in the United States.
Or even mass from the comfort of your driver's seat. No matter your lifestyle, there's a way for you to convene with God in America.
After leaving fundamentalism, Eve Ettinger grapples with the loaded theological heritage of evangelical personal finance teachings.
How anti-Semitic myths and victim-blaming are putting Orthodox Jews in New York at risk.
Female graduates of the largest majority-Mormon university earn on average $800 a year. What gives?
China is indoctrinating Uyghurs in contentious reeducation camps to help supply Chinese factories with cheap labor. The New York Times obtained footage inside one.
