Religion
There's a Pokémon Go-Inspired App for Catholics
The Pope was reportedly impressed by the new game
Museum of the Bible Acknowledges Five of Its Dead Sea Scrolls Are Forgeries
Analysis suggests nearly one-third of the museum's 16 scrolls are fakes, and study of the remaining fragments may yield similar results
Twenty Years After His Brutal Murder, Matthew Shepard Will Be Buried at the Washington National Cathedral
Shepard has endured as a symbol of violent hate crimes against LGBTQ people
Westminster Abbey’s Newest Window Was Designed by David Hockney—on an iPad
It was commissioned in celebration of Elizabeth II’s reign
What Does Hell Look Like?
A new book imagines how the underworld may appear with these illustrations
Why the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan Persists
The mythical female pope is back in the news as an academic uses medieval coins to look for physical evidence of her reign
Artificial Intelligence Can Now Decipher Medieval Graffiti (Cat Sketches and All)
Researchers sought to decipher the 11th-century graffiti adorning the walls of St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kiev
The Wild Road Trip That Launched the Populist Conservative Movement
How a fiery preacher and a maverick Army general took the nation by storm
Pocket-Sized Bible Returns to Canterbury Cathedral After 500 Years
The volume was lost after Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the cathedral’s monastery
An Early Christian Church May Have Been Found in Rome
The structure, inlaid with beautiful colored marble, was built around the time that Christianity began to gain widespread acceptance
Plans for the Emanuel Nine Memorial Unveiled
The monument to the nine black parishioners slain in Charleston in 2015 will include two wing-like benches that arc around a marble fountain
Armenia’s “Tree of Life” Tradition Took Root Thousands of Years Ago, and Has Only Grown Since
The tree adorned in this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will continue to blossom overseas
When a Bavarian Monastery Provided a Home to Jewish Refugees
As World War II ended, Europe’s Jews began the process of rebuilding their lives and families. But few places were like St. Ottilien
The Point of Armenia's Splashy Holiday Is Getting Wet
The ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
Meet the Americans Following in the Footsteps of the Knights Templar
Disbanded 700 years ago, the most famous of the medieval Christian orders is undergoing a 21st century revival
Unfurling the Rich Tapestry of Armenian Culture
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will offer a window on Armenian visions of home
A Message From Stephen Hawking Is On Its Way to a Black Hole
After his ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey, a musical composition and "message of hope" were broadcast toward 1A 0620-00, the nearest black hole
How Computer Scientists Model the Role of Religion in Society
Virtual simulations attempt to show how faith influences human behavior in the face of terror
"Hidden" Attic in Westminster Abbey Is Opening as a Museum
Visitors can view more than 300 relics from the Abbey’s 1,000-year history <i>and</i> peer out at one of the best views in Europe
The History of Black Catholics in America
The Black Catholic Movement reinvigorated the church, with liturgical innovation, new preaching styles and activist scholarship
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