religion

Though you probably remember learning all about Quakers and their doctrine of the "Inner Light" in middle school, your teacher probably didn't tell you that James Dean was one.

Haifa University researchers pieced together more than 60 tiny parchment fragments to decipher the document.

His Holiness made history when he married Paula Podest and Carlos Ciuffardi on the papal plane.

An ill-fated religious experiment in Münster gave St. Lambert's Church a set of alarming accessories.

Rollen Stewart made 'John 3:16' signs—and himself—a fixture of sporting events ... until a judge handed him three consecutive life sentences.

They're fresco figures painted inside the Palace of the Vatican's Room of Constantine that represent the allegorical figures of Friendship and Justice.

More than 1 billion Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this month.

A plaster replica of Saint John Bosco on display in Liverpool

It's not every day you find the brain of a saint in a cupboard.

These secret cults worshiped lesser-known gods outside the official pantheon—and their rituals were sometimes bizarre.

L-R: St. Januarius, St Bernardino of Siena, St Giles

St. Julian the Hospitaller's name refers to the fact that he opened a hostel for travellers and dedicated his life to providing hospitality for the sick and needy—but only after he’d killed his parents in a twist on the story of Oedipus. For that reason,

One of the most damaging charges against Joan of Arc had to do with her clothes, which eventually turned into part of her legend.

Only people with XY chromosomes are allowed to visit Okinoshima, for religious reasons.

From sunrise services in the States to the papal address in Rome, these services all inspire awe.

Patrick isn't the only saint celebrated on March 17.

The head scarf will go on sale early next year.

It's 18 miles long.

One of the group's three remaining worshippers, Sister Frances Carr, 89, died Monday.

Archaeology might raise more questions about the bible than it answers, but that doesn’t stop millions of religious tourists from flocking to the Holy Land every year to walk in the footsteps of figures like Jesus and Moses.