One of the most memorable details described by INAH and repeated by later reporting, the owl’s beak curves over a painted stucco face thought to represent a Zapotec lord, possibly an ancestor figure ...

For much of its history, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a faith centered around meetinghouses, which were a buzz of activity throughout the week. That is far less the case today.

Satanic Panic in 2025? It’s more likely than you think. Country music group Zac Brown Band is receiving backlash and honest-to-goodness allegations of performing a satanic ritual. Zac Brown Band ...

We’ve all become a little too obsessed with habits—just look at the number of copies sold of James Clear’s Atomic Habits. Many of us try to turn as many daily actions as possible into habits so we can ...

A guide for the secular and the sacred alike. By Lauren Jackson I am the host of Believing. I hope you’re rested, because we’re entering the bender of December. My calendar looks like a tenuous Jenga ...

Running a company doesn’t leave much room for hobbies. But if you know me, you know I make time for one obsession: rituals. My fascination with rituals started from a conversation with my friend Bing ...

Multiple people have spoken out against Pope Leo blessing a block of ice during a global church summit on climate change, with one calling it part of a “weird pagan Earth-worshipping hippy ritual.” ...

(RNS) — When it comes to going to church, a generational pattern is playing out in many households around the world: Grandparents never miss Sunday service; parents attend only on holidays; children, ...

The autumnal equinox arrives on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 2:19 P.M. EDT, bringing with it the end of summer, the beginning of fall and the onset of Libra season. Astronomically, an equinox occurs ...

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