On Monday, I began my review of Steven Smith's Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac, and I finished at the point where Smith, having surveyed ancient paganism, ...

The West once was pagan and then became Christian; historically, it is the pagan-Christian West. Today, in contrast, it has become the Christian-pagan West. No century was ever more misjudged than the ...

Researchers have identified what is believed to be the world's earliest surviving Christian inscription, shedding light on an ancient sect that followed the teachings of a second-century philosopher ...

Crowther was one of the last remaining direct initiates of Gerald Gardner, who founded Wicca in the mid-20th century.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Pagans get a bad rap. These historic, pre-Christian cultures do not worship devils. In fact, they originated many components of treasured Christmas traditions. In late December, the ...

NOT long ago a friend of mine, discussing the ethics of Christ, observed that if we took them too seriously we should become despicable. ‘A man,’ he said, ‘who did not defend himself when attacked, ...

In his Wednesday general audience this morning, Pope Francis stressed the importance of humility and service in the Christian life. "It is an ugly thing when one sees a Christian who does not want to ...

IN Pagan and Christian Rome, 1 Signor Lanciani, the engineer and antiquarian, whose lectures in this country will be remembered with pleasure by many, has given to English readers another volume of ...