The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Prime 1 Studio announced "Master Thyself Kratos" "Young Kratos" Statues from God of War: Ragnarok. Pre-orders began ...

Here's everything you need to know about the start of both Ash Wednesday and Lent, and more on how these traditions came to be.

The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

In the message, titled "Listening and Fasting: Lent as a Time of Conversion," and released by the Vatican on Feb. 13, the pope drew on the fifth-century theologian St. Augustine to reflect on "custody ...

The history of engagement rings extends almost as far back as the history of rings themselves — and there is a Catholic ...

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

There are many eateries across the U.S. with multiple locations that have been around forever. These are among those that have the longest histories.

This spectacular work of medieval art imagines Christ's side as a vulva—and is now on view at the Met Cloisters, ...

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon once called Jeffrey Epstein “God” during a text message exchange, newly released government files reveal. In May 2018, the two men were having a discussion ...

A reliable insider has suggested a rumoured God Of War title could be released on multiple platforms at launch, with a reveal ...