Archaeologists and scientists are converging on one of Christianity’s most contested questions: what really happened to Jesus ...

Early Christian writers condemned pagan sacrifices while debating among themselves the meaning of the death of Jesus.

‘Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one ...

A recent feature about school cruises in the 1960s brought back memories for reader John Carter. He tells MARK ANDREWS about ...

A reader e-mailed to ask me to “cite ordinarily (sic) and living examples of peripheral ritual practices we have in Cebu City ...

While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government intelligence, unidentified flying objects, ...

There are three crosses on the hillside, above a pond, with crops of soybeans or corn in the background, and the rising sun ...

A hobbyist using a metal detector in Brandenburg discovered a cross featuring Jesus inside a wheel that dates back roughly 1,000 years.

The Church of Jesus Christ begins construction on temples in Florida and Brazil. Learn more about the first temples to break ...

Two neighboring towns on the Arizona-Utah border that once served as a haven for a polygamous religious sect have entered a new era.

Most reliquary crosses are found broken, opened, or separated, which strips away key information about how they were made and used. This one is different: it’s a two-part cross permanently sealed with ...

The impact of Cyclone Ditwah was asymmetric. The rains and floods affected the central hills more severely than other parts ...