Despite centuries of suppression, pagan heritage has stubbornly persisted and continues to influence modern beliefs. This ...

Many of the Easter traditions Christians celebrate today date back to the early days of Christianity. Karl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images Easter brings together an unlikely cadre of ...

Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval Poles over 1,000 years ago. The excavation took place at the Nowy Chorów cemetery ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Helen A. Berger, Brandeis University via Associated Press Witches, Wiccans and other contemporary Pagans see divinity in trees, streams, plants and animals.

Christiana Key said she's getting signs from the other side. Her father died not long ago, but she knows his music taste well, and he seems to be the one DJing in the car or Spotify radio. Then ...

(The Conversation) — Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public. (The Conversation) — White sage, which ...

Archaeologists in Central Europe recently uncovered an ancient grave – reopened not by modern looters, but by medieval Poles over 1,000 years ago. The excavation took place at the Nowy Chorów cemetery ...

Should religious folks celebrate Halloween? In answering this question I have a duty to my readers and a duty to my grandchildren, Zeke and Daisy. Spoiler alert: Zeke and Daisy are going to win. First ...

(RNS) — In anticipation of its 50th anniversary, the landmark film’s ‘director’s cut’ was released Wednesday in time for the solstice, a major pagan holiday. (RNS) — The sun crests in the northern sky ...

It is often said that paganism disappeared after the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. But the reality was far more complex. Even in the late 5th century, pagan communities still existed ...

Helen A. Berger receives funding from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Association for the Sociology of Religion, and West Chester University. White sage, which is sacred to a number ...