"Religion and government will both exist in greater purity, the less they are mixed together." — James Madison, letter to ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Outside of these two religions, wine will still appear along with other forms of alcohol and have varying levels of meaning and usage.

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners argue that ...

Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Shinto New Year festival observed with prayers for inner renewal ... January 3 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus - Christian*. Remembrance of the naming of Jesus as a child based on the Gospel reading ...

FLAT ROCK — The barn and access to the Connemara goats will be accessible to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 22, as part of the phased re-opening at Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

Scientists say that the name of Christianity’s central figure wasn’t originally Jesus Christ — he went by another title in his mother tongue that’s nothing like today’s iteration ...

About 80 people participated this year, following Shinto rituals intended to cleanse past misfortunes and invite good fortune. This winter tradition continues to attract attention for its symbolic ...

A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly 3,000 years — has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem. The place of worship, carved into the ...

And experts believe its destruction may have featured in the Bible, which describes how Hezekiah – one of Jesus' ancestors – smashed idolatrous places of worship. This was one such place ...