Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a ...

Archaeologists in France uncover a rare painted altar of a Celtic god at a Roman sanctuary, revealing late Roman ritual ...

Pope Leo XIV visits the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome’s Ponte Mammolo suburb. Encouraging the community to ...

The price of covering a room in the prized pigment was equal to between 50% and 90% of a Roman legionary's annual salary, a ...

The mythical locations of the ancient Greeks could be situated in the landscape and understood through an origin myth.

The nation’s official motto, “In God we trust,” has appeared on coins since the Civil War. The Pledge of Allegiance promises ...

Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont. Originally from the ...

Two ancient stone altars discovered at a Roman fort near Edinburgh are going on display at a museum for the first time. The altars were used by Roman soldiers in Scotland to worship the god Mithras, ...

Editor’s note: Pastors across Hancock County are kicking off 2026 by encouraging goals to develop healthy spiritual resolutions for the new year. Some local churches are even opening up new sermon ...

As this tired old earth trudges to the end of another year and the beginnings of a new one, in pagan thought, we shall pass under the dominion of one of ancient Rome’s greater and often unappreciated ...