MINA, Saudi Arabia -- For some, the stoning of the devil ritual at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia marks a solemn moment, a complete ...

Van Gogh’s painting was inspired by French artist Jean-Francois Millet’s 1860 painting. But he transformed Millet’s ...

Athena, a goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of Athens, was one of the most popular deities in the Greek ...

A thought-provoking exploration of the Epicurean Paradox—how ancient and modern minds wrestle with the problem of evil and divine goodness.

The ancient Dacians, ancestors of modern-day Romanians, were a remarkable civilization that flourished in the territory of ...

In his recent apostolic letter, Desiderio desideravi, Pope Francis addresses a fundamental religious problem of modern humanity, especially in the global north: symbols are no longer symbolic.

NILOUFER BILIMORIA gets to visit shrines of several faiths during her brief stay in Pakistan and wonders about the Almighty s grand design My earlier visit to Pakistan was a pilgrimage of sorts for me ...

Its value does not diminish during religious rites ... Further reading: The symbol, a source of harmony The “condiment of condiments” for the Greeks has a divine character capable of ...