Religion

A Yule log is a Christmas tradition in which a log of wood is progressively burned in a fireplace over several nights.

There are two major theories as to why Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25.

A diver found a trove of medieval artifacts on the Mediterranean seabed, including a 900-year-old sword wielded by a crusader knight

Theories that try to explain these big metaphysical mysteries fall short, making agnosticism the only sensible stance.

Schisms within the church have led to more and more denominations over the millennia.

The moral compass of believers and atheists is calibrated differently.

Thomas Becket's miraculous acts — presented "graphic-novel-style" in stained glass — leave Canterbury Cathedral for a museum exhibit.

A stolen copy of a da Vinci painting has turned up in an Italian apartment, even though no one knew it was missing. The museum where it was kept had been shuttered due to COVID-19.

The new Netflix series 'Surviving Death' marches through an array of paranormal phenomena, some unprovable, some debunked and some genuinely mysterious.

It depends on your definition of monotheism.

The more religious a country or state, the bigger the gap in earnings between men and women.

The remains of a 1,200-year-old pagan temple to the Old Norse gods such as Thor and Odin have been discovered in Norway.

Baby Jesus and his wings are just some of the images hidden beneath da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks".

The policies of the medieval Catholic clergy may be responsible for modern psychology in the West.

A 13th-century painting that hung over an elderly French woman's hot plate for years has sold at auction for $26.8 million.