Pope Francis’ call for the release of Myanmar’s jailed democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and his offer of the Vatican as a ...

A tour of remote Ladakh in northern India takes in a Unesco world heritage site and a festival where Buddhist monks dance in ...

When have you engaged with people whose life experiences are vastly different from your own, and how did these interactions ...

Cats are a big part of Japan's "kawaii" (cute) culture. Perhaps the most obvious example of this phenomenon is Hello Kitty, ...

The handwritten manuscript of prayers and poems dates back 1,300 years and originates with Jews who lived in a Buddhist ...

The old man flashes a mischievous, gap-toothed smile, his face furrowed by time like the mountain landscape around him, radiating contentment as he waves a prayer wheel in his hand. He has been ...

Japan features lakes, temples, and forests that become alive in the fall when the surrounding foliage transitions from summer ...