religions in Asia

Christians make up about 6% of Myanmar’s overwhelmingly Buddhist population, but about 34% of Kachin’s estimated 1.7 million population.

The Day of Silence, locally known as Nyepi, is observed each year on the day after the new moon in March.

Indonesians’ reluctance to accept a secular state shows the critical role of religion in politics.

Sadah is an ancient feast from when the religion was the dominant faith in the powerful Persian empire.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said: 'No religion in the world teaches us to preach violence.

Saudi Arabia is to hold a symposium on fatwas (religious edicts) at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah,

Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, has died at 95.

Court finds woman guilty of ‘spreading information that was intended to incite hatred’

Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace.

A few Chinese Catholics came to sneak a peek at Pope Francis during an official welcome ceremony in the main square of Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar.