After its account of Jesus’ birth, the Bible is almost entirely silent on his childhood. Yet legends about Jesus’ early years ...

Janet Rich Edwards’s debut circles a medieval teenager destined to become a martyr. On the first page of “ Canticle ,” by ...

Beneath the ruins of Old Dongola in Sudan, archaeologists uncovered the remains of what may be the largest cathedral ever ...

If war and disease didn’t get you, religion just might. From brutal punishments to deadly superstitions, faith was often a matter of life and death.

A couple of weeks ago I found myself with a day to spare in San Francisco. So I decided to make a pilgrimage to three garages ...

Glass beads, rhinestones, sequins, medallions, and more embellish artworks exploring the relationship between past and ...

Beneath the waters of Poland, four medieval spears emerge after nearly a thousand years, revealing secrets of the Piast ...

Few scenes in the Christian imagination are as iconic as the three travelers kneeling before the infant Jesus, their camels ...

As Christmas Day approaches, several traditions deeply rooted in Latin culture take place, including “pastorelas”. Here's the ...

Tyler freemasons dressed in ritual regalia aprons packed inside the Smith County commissioners’ courtroom at the courthouse ...

A new theory from the University of Bristol suggests that one of history's most famous medieval artifacts may have served a surprising purpose. The Bayeux Tapestry, the iconic 68-meter embroidered ...