In “The Secret History of the Rape Kit,” Pagan Kennedy explores the tangled story of a simple but life-changing innovation, and the woman who fought for it. By Cindi Leive Cindi Leive is the ...

When we found it, it was exactly as it was here 2,800 years ago,” one researcher said of the site in the ancient heart of ...

As our own cultural moment in the United States has included some prominent conversions to Catholicism, what might we learn ...

A controversial new theory suggests the iconic Easter Island statues could be thousands of years older than previously ...

How did the custom get started? Christians see gift giving as a symbolic homage to the Three Wise Men's tributes to the baby Jesus. In the New Testament, the Magi are described as honoring the ...

Compelling and comprehensive, this book may nonetheless be an uphill climb for lay readers with little more than a basic ...

Rogers, professor of history at York University in Canada, and Skal each have produced books dealing with the origin and significance of Halloween. Rogers is author of "Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to ...

February 1 Imbolc (Candlemas) - Wicca/Neo Pagan Festival commemorating the beginning of spring ... Widely observed in the USA as a secular celebration of love. Note: The easter Orthodox church ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. See when the ...

But the industry as we understand it today really has its origins in the second half of the 19th century. Whilst the scientific revolution of the 17th century had spread ideas of rationalism and ...