Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

From Grenfell Tower to ancient Mediterranean cities, we're still creating gods and shrines in unexpected places.

Before the emperors began to carry the title Pontifex Maximus, it was a separate high-priest position in the old pagan Roman religion, researcher Jon Iddeng tells sciencenorway.no. The Roman religion ...

I believe the love of Christmas coupled with the loathing of Christianity is one reason why atheists continue to repeat the claim that Christmas is a repurposing of a pagan Roman holiday. Two of ...

Two of the most popular pagan holidays put forth are the celebration of Saturnalia, which honored the Roman god Saturn, or the Dies Natalis of Sol Invictus, which is the “Birthday of the Unconquerable ...

Saturnalia, an ancient Roman festival, was initially celebrated on December 17. It honored Saturn, the Roman god of agriculture and time. It gradually evolved into a week-long festive celebration.

As Christianity spread, many pagan rituals were adapted to the new faith to be more attractive to converts. The period of reflecting on the dead continues though November 2, which is All Souls' Day.

As Christianity spread, many pagan rituals were adapted to the new faith to be more attractive to converts. The period of reflecting on the dead continues though Nov. 2, which is All Souls’ Day.

Yet, the majority of the senators in the senate in Rome remained pagan through to the end of the fourth century. When the Christian emperor Gratian removed the Altar of Victory from the Roman Senate, ...