RELIGION

Five offbeat Catholic relics that test the limits of human preservation.

A leading expert on demography claims that the world’s Jewish population is shrinking.

Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a juvenile detention center on Maundy Thursday.

Fox News and Bill O'Reilly are hoping for a ratings boost with the War on Easter, but will it be as successful as the War on Christmas?

A large crowd protesting gay marriage suggests that the Catholic Church and social conservatives are alive and well in France.

With the Jewish holiday of Passover starting Monday night, here are five common questions answered.

Easter Sunday 2013, which falls on an early date in March, marks a special time this year for Roman Catholics with the newly elected Pope Francis.

A state of emergency has been declared in Meiktila, in central Myanmar, where 20 people have died.

James Holmes, the alleged Aurora shooter, reportedly converted to Islam in jail but the report has been criticized for its lack of credible sources.

Transcript provided by the White House Press Secretary. The president's off-script moment talking about Palestinian children isn't included.

Before he was Pope Francis the man who was known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio spoke to Rabbi Abraham Skorka on the issue in a 2012.

Bill O’Reilly and Maureen McPhilmy aren’t the first couple where religion played a large role in their split. Here are five other couples whose divorces could have been over religious spats.

Very few French citizens, an estimated 5 percent of the country, regularly attend Mass.

Though the significance of his papacy is yet to be seen, a look at this cardinal’s life gives continued hope.

The papal conclave will meet on Tuesday, and if history is any guide, the world will know the name of the new pope in no more than five days.

Albino people in East/Southern Africa are suffering attacks, amputations and murders, but some advocacy groups are working for change.

The Miami Heat forward is set to wed his high school sweetheart.

Jets reserve quarterback will speak at conservative Liberty University Friday.

The Holy See reportedly would like to see a new pontiff elected in time for Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday, March 24.

An Italian priest took Sinead O'Connor's pope hatred a step further by burning a picture of Benedict XVI.

A fake bishop, who was removed from a Vatican meeting, criticized the Catholic Church's handling of child abuse.