On a long trip away from home, some of the most memorable moments come from the hospitality of strangers. National Geographic ...

As street music fades in the city, Silvia Hernández restores the instruments — and the culture behind the sound.

The increasingly powerful Russian Orthodox Church has built hundreds of new churches over the past decade. But some people in ...

The World’s Daniel Ofman speaks with journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan about their new book that documents their ...

The leaders of Iran and Israel are confronting their limited options, as the fighting between their two countries continues.

Among Jewish people around the world, there’s a growing movement that’s challenging the pairing of Zionism with Judaism. In ...

In Colombia, religious leaders are calling on politicians to tone down their rhetoric, as incidents of political violence ...

Gang violence in Haiti has forced almost 1.3 million people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations. One pastor ...

Some 2 1/2 years after a massive earthquake destroyed parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria, both countries are still ...

Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and ...

Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a draft peace agreement that’s expected to be signed next week and aims ...

The Al-Kharrat family in Syria has kept the tradition of Sema, or the dance of the whirling dervishes, alive for decades.