The exhumation of 17 students from Pennsylvania’s Carlisle Indian Industrial School has renewed attention on the US boarding school system, where Indigenous children were forcibly assimilated. Over ...

For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States government and Christian denominations operated boarding schools ...

Throughout history, religious events have sparked social, political, and cultural shifts that continue to shape our world.

What links a Polish Romantic bard, a 20th‑century reporter, and a children’s story about a maharaja’s kindness? India. Its ...

Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased ...

In contrast to the Indian city’s scores of residential towers, its best buildings are lower to the ground — and a flamboyant ...

Living souls can be sparse at cemeteries, but that’s not by design. Many cemeteries, including these five in Maryland, are well worth a visit.

China’s relationship with Christianity has always been complex, marked by periods of tolerance and persecution.

She supports the imperial family’s male-only succession, and opposes both same-sex marriage and amending the 19th-century law that requires married ... The previous partner, the Buddhist-backed ...

This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two. On ...

An ancient religion brought by Chinese immigrant railroad workers and variations of Buddhism bought by Japanese settlers and later from South East Asian refugees has shaped American Buddhism.

SANTA YNEZ, CA — October 8, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians will host California-style Native American singing, dancing, food and games at the 19th annual Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Day ...