On Friday September 25, an estimated 3,500 Muslims from around the country gathered on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol to "pray for the soul of America." The event, organized by the Dar-ul-Islam mosque in Elizabeth, NJ, was intentionally non-political.

There was a flurry of diplomatic activity for the Obama administration this week, and faith leaders were watching—and commenting on—all of it. The president was in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly began tackling issues of concern to

Also this week, leaders of the world's most powerful countries gathered in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit. In connection with the meeting, religious leaders held their own summit to draw attention to issues facing the world's poor. In their meeting,

In Washington, a striking scene on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol as thousands of Muslims gathered for what they called a Day of Islamic Unity. Muslims from around the country came together to pray, hear religious lectures, and read

Christian and Jewish leaders joined forces to re-energize the push for comprehensive immigration reform. At a Washington forum, Los Angeles Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony, Rabbi Jack Moline of the Rabbinical Assembly of Conservative Judaism, and other leaders urged new

Around 3,000 people gathered on the west lawn of the Capitol on Friday for a Muslim prayer service that organizers had hoped would draw around 50,000.

Christian anti-poverty advocates had mixed feelings about this past week’s G-20 summit but unanimously called upon leaders of the world's largest national economies to act on the promises they have made regarding hunger, health, and development.

The greatest challenge the United Church of Christ is facing and will face over the next decades is leadership, according to the denomination’s outgoing head.

Oral Roberts University inaugurated its new president Friday during a ceremony attended by over 4,000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni, with community leaders and friends.

Authorities are investigating possible motives for the vicious killing of a church worker by students at Dhaka University.

John T. Elson's most famous article for TIME magazine appeared over 40 years ago, and it largely defined his journalistic career.