It is easy at times to focus on the outcome of a circumstance rather than examine the cause or source of the issue. That thinking is prevalent today in society as attention is drawn to the external ...

The Monastery of Panagia Yiatrissa (“Mary the Healer”) in Kastania, on the slopes of Taygetus, is traditionally believed to stand on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Athena. In villages ...

A total lunar eclipse — often called a Blood Moon — has sparked awe, fear and ritual across centuries.

Readers respond to a guest essay on the president’s behavior and the ancient roots of human dignity and compassion.

This likeness of a Greek woman, once affixed to her wrapped corpse, is a startlingly lifelike work of art and a testament to the cross-cultural currents of the ancient world.

Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday celebrated ahead of Lent, when people cook and eat a lot of pancakes, sing and dance. It originated centuries ago as a pagan ritual that was later absorbed ...

Tributes poured in yesterday as the Sutton community said goodbye to Conrad Azurahm Pugsley, the man affectionately known as ...

MERCOGLIANO, Italy (RNS) — The pews of the Church of the Annunziata in Mercogliano, a town just outside of Naples, were filled with guests wearing lacquered nails, towering wigs and heavy eyelashes.

St. Patrick's Day is almost here. Here's a little bit about the holiday's history, traditions and which Florida city has the ...

Each spring, claims resurface that Easter is directly derived from an ancient pagan goddess named Eostre. This video examines the historical evidence behind that assertion, beginning with the writings ...

Sibelius’ Violin Concerto premiered in Helsinki in 1904. In 1913, Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes performed the premiere of The Rite of Spring, choreographed by its legendary star Vaslav Nijinsky ...

Video. Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.