For Muslims, it’s a time for increased worship, religious reflection and charity. Socially, it often brings families and friends together in festive gatherings around meals to break their fast.

As Ramadan and Lent begin on the same day this year, religious experts advise Muslims and Christians to learn more about each ...

ADF International emphasized that any principle of state neutrality must not equate to hostility toward Christianity, pointing out its deep social, cultural, and historical role in Greece. A case that ...

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At the height of the holiday season, colorful lights and vibrant displays are seen around the country, including on government property. But when decorations contain religious symbols – a nativity ...

A memo from the Kansas City city manager to councilmembers directed that City Hall not include any "religious symbols" in its holiday décor to ensure it "remains a welcoming space for everyone." ...

More than a dozen Quincy, Massachusetts, residents joined a lawsuit alleging that the city was violating religious neutrality as outlined in the state constitution. The Becket Fund, which successfully ...

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government says it will ban religious symbols for daycare workers in its latest bid to tighten secularism rules across the province. Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said ...

A social media video shot in Melbourne, Australia, shows Shi’ite Muslims paying homage to the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, not migrants chanting “we are awaiting orders”, contrary to online posts.

Should religious symbols be allowed in public schools or government buildings? Some argue that religious neutrality should be maintained by no permanent display of religious symbols in government ...

SAN ANTONIO — Long before the Alamo became a military fort, it was a religious outpost of the Spanish Empire. Mission San Antonio de Valero, originally built upriver from its current location, was ...

Islamic scholars from Tunisia and Egypt challenge the historical record. This is part three of a three-part series about a network of interfaith centers in the Muslim world. Click here to read parts ...