With roots in ancient traditions like fire gazing and rhythmic chanting, meditation has evolved over thousands of years into the relaxing, healthful practice we know it as today. Modern technology has ...

JOHANNESBURG: A staggering and growing wave of persecution against Christians across sub-Saharan Africa has been laid bare in the latest Open Doors’ World Watch List for 2025. The report says three ...

Holy indifference allows believers to release political anxiety and engage in constructive civic service. Many Americans say politics induce stress and complicate their physical and emotional health.

Daily life can get loud, and meditation apps offer a simple way to carve out a little breathing room. You do not need experience to start, and you do not need to commit to long sessions either. Most ...

JOHANNESBURG: Millions of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), spending Christmas under the reported threat of persecution, kidnapping, sexual violence and in some cases, death from Islamist ...

Bhante Saranapala started his monastic life when he was 10 years old and has been practicing Buddhism ever since. Now 53, the Toronto-based monk leads weekly meditation sessions and monthly retreats ...

A stark, spray-painted picture of Mary and the baby Jesus stands out amid declamatory Palestinian protest graffiti on the two-decades-old concrete separation wall in Bethlehem, the city where Christ ...

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LIGARI, Nigeria (AP) — The villagers in northwestern Nigeria were settling in for church service when motorcycle-riding gunmen invaded, shooting at random and seizing at least 62 people, including the ...

Here is no-one in Nigeria that has spoken up for the rights of Christians, spoken out against Christian marginalisation and persecution and warned about the reality ...

"Nervous Systems: Spiritual Practices to Calm Anxiety in Your Body, the Church, and Politics" By Sara Billups, Baker Books, 225 pages Sara Billups, a Seattle-based writer and cultural commentator, ...

There are now thousands of meditation apps available worldwide, the top 10 of which have been collectively downloaded more than 300 million times. What's more, early work on these digital meditation ...