The Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) clarified today that it was acceptable for Muslims to say “Merry ...

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the messiah, the ultimate rescuer and savior for mankind who would vanquish evil ...

In a world where mis- and dis-function and information are rampant, Christmas ties us to a peaceful “Silent night” past while ...

The New York Times published an interview Saturday between opinion columnist Nicholas Kristoff and author Elaine Pagels in ...

For Marcos Witt, writing Christmas music is about more than capturing seasonal sentimentality or warm memories. It’s about ...

The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.

Yet here sits a thriving abbey with its youthful monks, drawing pilgrims while its Benedictines pray the ancient Latin of the ...

Most lawmakers encouraged patience as proposed new social studies standards for Oklahoma classrooms wind their way through ...

If Alexander were defeated by the Persians at the Battle of Gaugamela, which took place in northern Iraq in 331 B.C., then ...

The scholar Elaine Pagels discusses her research about ancient accounts suggesting that Jesus’ father might have been a Roman ...

The Infant Jesus of Prague is a tourist symbol that attracts parishioners and the curious. The Catholic icon, located in the Church of Our Lady of Victorious, seems to defy statistics that rank the ...

Teaching religion in school has been at the forefront of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters' newly announced social studies standards. Many know of his plan to bring Bibles into Oklahoma ...