Many atheists consider themselves to be highly rational people who rate evidence and analytical thinking above religion, ...

If they are, religious charter schools could violate the Constitution’s prohibition on the government backing a religion. If they’re not, prohibiting the church from participating in the state ...

Sweden continued to serve as a key destination for individuals seeking refuge from conflict, persecution, and instability ...

The survey marks the first time Pew Research Center asked people outside the United States and Asian countries about ...

Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to ...

In nearly every place surveyed, half or more say life after death is likely. Fewer believe in reincarnation or that ancestral ...

He was unknown to most and, moreover, there had never been a cardinal in Sweden before. For what bizarre reason was this Carmelite friar devoted to Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus being rewarded ...

A new chapter in their turf wars began in 2023, when Abdo's mother was murdered at her home. Sweden has seen a wave of teenage gang crime in recent years, with suspects accused of a range of ...

UPPSALA, Sweden – Swedish police have arrested a teen suspect after three people aged 15 to 20 were killed in a shooting at a hair salon, the authorities said on April 30, with rising concern ...

Uppsala, about 70 kilometres (45 miles) north of Stockholm, is home base for Sweden's two most notorious gangs, Rumba and Foxtrot. Their leaders, Ismail Abdo and Rawa Majid, are both now believed ...

Sweden has seen a wave of gang-related violence in the past decade, with many of the crimes being committed with guns, with the perpetrators often being under the age of 15, the age of criminal ...