Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre ... Baking bread as illustrated in the 16th century Book of Hours.

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named ... Baking bread as illustrated in the 16th century Book of Hours. Getty By the Middle Ages, many bakers only kept the cross on Good Friday bread ...

The Times Opinion columnist discusses religion and belief — at this moment in our politics and in our lives more generally.

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Synodal journey signals the church’s response to global political crises, challenging authoritarianism and offering ...

A British heritage charity has come under criticism after describing Easter as a pagan holiday in a children’s booklet. English Heritage distributed the booklet at several historic sites, drawing ...

Colorado lost its fifth game in a row and is 4-22, the worst 26-game start in franchise history. The Rockies have been ...

Mr. Aquilina briefly narrates the transformation of the pagan ... history in recent decades, including the late Rodney Stark in his Rise of Christianity. Even if he makes no mention of this book ...

VATICAN CITY — As Amazonian bishops gathered at the Vatican on Oct. 21, 2019, a man entered a nearby church after dawn and ...