Six people were shot and killed by a white supremacist gunman at a Sikh temple (or gurdwara) in Oak Creek, Wis., yesterday. How do Sikhs honor their dead? The body is then cremated and the ashes are ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Amandeep Chanju was holding his 3-month-old son in his arms as he watched the steady procession of floats blaring Sikh hymns, prayers and chants pass Sunday. “I like everything,” said Chanju, 34, of ...

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — With a grand presentation of melodious hymns, a two-mile parade in downtown Los Angeles and free food for thousands, the celebration of Vaisakhi for Sikhs in Southern California is ...

The Sikh Holy Book, a collection of devotional hymns and poetry, is unique among the world’s great scriptures. It, rather than any person, is considered the supreme spiritual authority and head of the ...

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — More than 100 people gathered in suburban Milwaukee for the first Sunday prayer service at a Sikh temple since a white supremacist shot and killed six people there before ...

The Sacramento Sikh Society’s held its first Nagar Kirtan parade in the community surrounding the society’s temple on Bradshaw Road on Sunday. The event is a Sikh custom that involves the singing of ...

An Engineering professor shares his experience of a Jesuit, Catholic institution being a true inter-religious community. "O Nanak, He Himself creates them and makes them different. Who shall we say is ...

Photographer Akash Pamarthy has documented the Sikh religious community in Ohio over several years. His photos tell a story.