Kazuo Umezu, the famous Japanese manga artist often known as "the god of horror," has died at the age of 88.

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby ...

With the increasing awareness of mental health issues in society, church leaders have an opportunity to support struggling families, dispel harmful myths an ...

Famous people who die at age 27, such as Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, get even more famous because of the ...

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

An excavation at a Roman fortress in the country of Georgia has revealed a gold offering to a god of war, a colorful mosaic and other artifacts.

You still have a chance to go to confession, where Christ makes all things new. Run to the Eucharist. Don’t purposefully miss ...

Icke is so attuned to politics that even one jarring detail – no campaign anywhere would risk drinking champagne before the ...

Today, in many Christian churches around the world, we celebrate All Souls Day. It is the combination of the celebration of ...

Cempasúchil, Day of the Dead's iconic flower, adorns altars to deceased loved ones. Its uses stretch back to pre-Hispanic ...

In a pointedly absurd moment in the novel, Augie March tells of a blind beggar he saw in a Naples seafood market toward the ...