Since appearing as a public shrine in 2001, the female death deity’s popularity has exploded and is a frequent sight in public ceremonies such as the Day of the Dead.
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As Canadian hockey faces various challenges, the views of Father David Bauer can help reshape its future.
A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.
How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
It was in the 1990s that the idea of Christian environmental stewardship disappeared from the rhetoric of the religious right, paving the way for the anti-environmental position it holds today.
A schism over gay marriage has led to a split in the Anglican church in Australia. Will it affect the church’s future?
Is it even possible to respect faith leaders’ desires to uphold the harmful practice while outlawing it?
The current political climate influenced by white evangelicals in the United States has emboldened similar religious groups in Canada ahead of our own federal election.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab-Islamic education is neither a limited nor recent phenomena. While poorly understood, it remains a fundamental part of the educational development of the region.
How do we determine what is fact? An archaeologist explains how the answer has changed over time and why it matters so much now.
This brilliant production of Handel’s Theodora, written in 1750, has great contemporary resonance.
A failure to innovate could mean the death of the traditional industry.
Humans have a desire to transcend everyday existence. So laws banning psychoactive substances are on a hiding to nothing.
A Syrian town of Muslims and Christians stands united amid the country’s chaos.
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in our museums were once a part of vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Let our expert take you on a tour of three cities to rival today’s global hubs.
We need to move beyond assumptions that religion is simply about dogmatism, and should continue teaching religion within a secular educational structure.
Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets and the hunt is on for life beyond Earth. Once biological neighbors are identified, our planet’s philosophies and religions will need to adapt.
Assumptions religious people make about their God’s beliefs largely mirror the ones they already have - even when those beliefs…
Every year before the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, the pre-match programme includes the hymn Abide with Me. This is one of the oldest rituals in the British football calendar, having been introduced…
The trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s Noah features a craggy-faced, bearded Hollywood star, a cast of hundreds and a host of incredibly well-rendered CGI animals. The latter might be a sign of our times…
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