As pagans barricade the ancient temple, defending it with stones and clubs, tensions rise. The conflict began when Bishop Theophilus exposed a secret pagan temple, inciting fury among the pagans ...

He was the first son of Saint Monica and a pagan father named Patricius, who was baptized just before his death, leaving his mother the widow whose tears and prayers for the conversion of her ...

But behind the sugary smiles and cartoonish ears lies a far older and more complex tale. One steeped in ancient myth, pagan fertility rites, and cultural evolution. This is the Easter Bunny as you’ve ...

The origins of the buns are shrouded in mystery, but historians believe that they date back to the pagan traditions of ancient Britain. It is believed that the cross on the buns honours Eostre, the ...

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It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A two-day festival will celebrate the pagan festival of Litha. Dalton Moor Farm, a County Durham wellness centre, will host the event from ...

English Heritage has been criticised for producing a children’s booklet about Easter, which apparently talks about the pagan character of the pre-Christian festival, while completely ignoring its ...

It is deeply existentially, viscerally, ontologically moving. The relationship between Christian Easter and pagan traditions is a tangled and much-debated one, with interwoven threads of theology, ...

NORTH HAVEN — The 77-year-old man police say was stabbed and killed by his son in North Haven Tuesday night was identified as Noel Pagan, police confirmed Thursday. David Pagan, 40, told ...

CINCINNATI — After games at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona heads into a small room located just beyond his office and answers questions from reporters.

Latin Masses kept us with a sense of mystery and superiority. Our criticism had remained firmly aimed outward at Protestants and pagans and modernists. “Why fix what was not broken?” traditionalists ...