Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it promotes superstition.

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

The largest religious gathering in the world is taking place in India from Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. It is a significant test for ...

This poisonous, psychedelic fungi is the latest wellness kick — and may have even inspired many major religions ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Somewhere in the world, a meal, ritual, or offering is being prepared in religious observance—most likely by the ...

A celebration of ritual bathing turned into a scene of tragedy.

On a frigid January afternoon, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from Harvard Divinity School and Harvard College stepped ...