Spiders are often seen as strong spiritual messengers in different cultures, such as messengers of fate, the cycle of life, ...

The hamsa, a depiction of a human hand, often with a central eye motif, is a protective symbol meant to ward off evil.

Christmas symbols we all know and love. N othing says “Christmas” like the sights, smells and sounds of the season: From ...

Witches have been a symbol of female power since the days of Salem, showing the evolution of women through American history ...

Pope Francis created a new group of saints on Sunday, canonising 14 individuals including the "martyrs of Damascus", killed ...

Dating to the mid-fourth century AD, it is the oldest archaeologically documented church in the country and provides ...

Pope Francis created a new group of saints on Sunday, canonising 14 individuals including the "martyrs of Damascus", killed ...

Do we know why an Orthodox cross looks a bit different, or what the St. Peter, St. Benedict and St. Brigid crosses are?

A "very unusual" gold pendant made by an early Anglo-Saxon in imitation of a Roman coin has been discovered by a detectorist.

The city of Albany recently stipulated a judgement that forces the city to pay $1.53 million to the Albany Lions Club for its ...

We are horrified to see how the legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is being distorted and misused by right-wing extremists." ...

In a sweeping overhaul of religious spaces, Chinese authorities have replaced Christian symbols with images of Communist leaders and party slogans across numerous churches in China, according to the U ...