By Buthayna El Haggar Throughout history, flowers have held profound symbolic and spiritual significance across cultures. In the ancient Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, certain flowers ...

Why did Jesus tell people to make offerings in the Temple? Why did Paul call himself a Pharisee? The Bible’s answer might surprise you.

With more than 4.7 million hashtags, Notre Dame Cathedral in France ranks as the most Instagrammable religious landmark in ...

Pundits like Thomas Friedman claimed that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman was a reformer committed to liberalization. In reality, the Saudi kingdom remains unflinchingly authoritarian, ...

I have long liked the use of the “Jesus Fish” as a symbol. No doubt you have seen this icon. It can be found on cars, business cards, and is even incorporated into the signage of businesses.

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where ...

Dozens of people have been killed and many others were injured in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious festival in northern India, police said. “Thirty devotees have unfortunately ...

Photo Rebekah Walker Christian iconography is fused with religious devotion, becoming synonymous with the faith itself. But how and from where have these symbols originated? Many symbols, such as the ...

Admittedly, these are tough days for those who for decades successfully campaigned to remove any vestiges of religious texts ... precisely how the “monument, symbol, or practice” violates ...

For centuries, American religious leaders have staked out positions on controversial issues, from slavery to Prohibition to abortion to civil rights. While much like the American public ...

Ibey says VPL staff can wear religious symbols, including the Star of David, at work. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC) Nasser Najjar, a former Red Cross worker in Gaza now living in Vancouver, says he's ...