In many countries around the world, a fifth or more of adults have left the religious group in which they were raised.

Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

Contrary to popular Western beliefs about Buddhist meditation, it is not viewed as a secular practice. Thai Buddhists believe that meditation is a meritorious activity, helping them not only to ...

South Korea authorities are battling the country's worst-ever wildfires that have left 26 dead and destroyed over 300 ...

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days have killed 26 people and destroyed more than 300 ...

New research shows a worldwide trend of people either leaving the religion they were raised in or completely dropping ...

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

Cognitive neuroscience research shows how meditation can help disrupt habitual thinking, leading to more cognitive ...

W ildfires that are feared to be South Korea's worst ever are ravaging the country's southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate, ...

South Korean fire crews battled what the acting president said Wednesday were some of the worst wildfires ever in the country. At least 18 people ...

Multiple blazes burned more than 43,000 acres of land and destroyed hundreds of structures including a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple ...