Of course, religious places of worship also happen to be some of the most-visited around the world. While there are hundreds ...

Hinduism is widely regarded as the oldest religion in the world, with roots that trace back thousands of years. Unlike other ...

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

Millions of devout Muslims from around the world participate in a pilgrimage ... prophet Mohammed and the cradle of Islam. A fierce religious identity dominates the Sunni-majority nation, with ...

Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are five of the biggest religions in the world. Over the last few thousand years, these religious groups have shaped the course of history and ...

The foundation of several major world religions, including Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity, was established by well-known spiritual figures or prophets. These prophets' lifetimes often mark the ...

1 in Religious freedom Canada takes up about two-fifths of the North American continent, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. The country is sparsely populated ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Somewhere in the world, a meal, ritual, or offering is being prepared in religious observance—most likely by the ...