Pope Francis, who died April 21, made China a priority, forging a historic 2018 agreement on bishop appointments, despite the ...

Hinduism ranks third, with 15.1% of the world's population identifying as Hindus. However, the fourth name in the list will ...

The Panlongcheng site in Wuhan, Hubei province, after studies of more than half a century, was found to be a significant ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A diverse cast of cardinals gathering at the Vatican for Pope Francis’ funeral will soon turn to voting ...

China had promised that would not happen in ... Some members have reportedly faced prison time for being more loyal to their religion than to the Chinese state. Yet the People’s Republic ...

As leaders from around the world pay tribute to the late Pope Francis, China's President Xi Jinping has not offered his ...

China’s attempts to undermine the institution of the Dalai Lama is a continuation of Mao Zedong’s failure in capturing the ...

A new research project has delivered an unprecedented range of insights into the religious and spiritual practices of the world's most populous nation. Measuring Religion in China, a report from the ...

As the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the life and legacy of Pope Francis, leaders are preparing to elect his successor. A local religion professor explains how the election process works: ...

China is tightening its grip on religion once again, rolling out a new set of administrative rules aimed at foreign religious activities within its borders. The regulations, published April 1 by ...

As the world rushed to pay tribute to Pope Francis following his death, the response has been comparatively muted in China – ...

It took China a full day to finally issue a polite statement on the Pope's death. It was one more sign of the utter failure of the Vatican to normalize relations with the Chinese as Francis had hoped.