To understand this you have to travel back to the Middle Ages, when it was believed that the shoe, especially the horseshoe hanging over the doors, ward off witches and sorcerers. The tradition is ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Across Europe, many medieval churches stand on land that was considered sacred long before Christianity arrived. At first ...

The tale of Good King Wenceslas shows that true wealth is built through generosity, relationships and the courage to act ...

Aside from Easter, Christmas is perhaps Christianity’s most sacred date. As a celebration of Christ’s birth, the holiday is ...

Emilio Pagán's 32 saves last season were tied for the second-most in the NL. Kareem Elgazzar / Getty Images The market for late-inning relievers remained active on Wednesday, with free-agent ...

Across the shadowy landscapes of European folklore, few creatures have maintained such a persistent association with death and the macabre as the crow. With their ebony feathers that seem to absorb ...

There are numerous stone sculptures and wood carvings in European medieval churches that depict what may appear to be non-Christian imagery. Most discussed are those of the Green Man and the Sheela na ...

According to the Orthodox Eastern Church, the spirit of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin now ought to have embarked in heaven or hell. The religion believes it takes 40 days after death for souls to ...

Walk through any major city in Europe or North America, and you’ll see that virtually every metropolis is pantheistic. Rarely is any religion dominant, but many are existing together. Temples, mosques ...

A model of the Easter bunny holding some Easter eggs. Credit: Flickr, Lindsey Turner, CC-BY 2.0 The Easter Bunny is one of the most pervasive symbols of Easter today. It is a hare or rabbit that ...