Interreligious Relations

Many married adults point to several factors as bigger keys to a successful marriage than shared religious beliefs.

Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according to a new Pew Research Center study.

Israel has been a Jewish-majority country since its founding in 1948, and its treatment of religious and ethnic minorities – including some groups within the Jewish community – has persisted as a hotly debated topic throughout the nation’s history.

When it comes to marriage, Israelis rarely cross religious lines.

There are only about 6 million Jews living in Israel, but there are major religious, social and political chasms that divide them.

There are deep divisions in Israeli society over political values and religion's role in public life -- not only between Jews and the Arab minority, but also among the religious subgroups that make up Israeli Jewry.

A historic event within global Christianity is set to take place Friday as Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba – the first-ever meeting between the leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches since the Orthodox tradition broke away from Catholicism nearly 1,000 years ago.

This weekend marks 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre – the killing of 7,000-8,000 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces in a Bosnian town that had been designated a United Nations safe haven.

There has been considerable debate over the country's Muslims and the role of extremism, but no backlash against Muslims in French public opinion.

Having a spouse of the same religion may be less important to many Americans today than it was decades ago.