Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

A Christian empire that inherited classical learning, Byzantium preserved pagan texts via schools, new script, scholia, and ...

Across Europe, many medieval churches stand on land that was considered sacred long before Christianity arrived. At first ...

Christmas is one of the most celebrated festivals in the world, recognised not only as a religious observance but also as a ...

Catacombs of Domitilla, Rome, Italy(Courtesy Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archaeology) Deep in the heart of Rome’s largest catacombs, laser beams have unveiled stunning 1,600-year-old early ...

Despite the difference in calendars that means Russians celebrate Christmas on 7 January, since Soviet times on New Year's Eve the population marks the arrival of Ded Moroz, or ...

Evergreen holly species have long been a symbol of Christmas and other winter holidays and traditions. The dark green, ...

The U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause creates complexity around government-sponsored religious holiday displays.

We have always loved live Christmas trees, and the trend these days is that people are returning to bringing a live tree into ...

We love Christmas carols because they carry us back to childhood, when things seemed simpler and happier. Some waft us ...

Does Quetzalcóatl care if you're naughty or nice? For one Christmas in Mexico, he did, and Santa was replaced by an ancient ...

I When the gloom of wintertide was deepest, when snow and ice fettered the earth, and a frost-wind came shoreward from the ...