Cuban religion known as Santería have offered gifts to deities and asked for peace as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties.

An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced in Luxor on Saturday that they have uncovered an ancient "sacred lake" ...

Photo: Courtesy of the China-Egypt joint archaeological team. Including a newly discovered "sacred lake," several ...

Evidence indicates that these people held positions of power because of their gender ambiguity, not despite it.

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

The Minoan Civilization of the Bronze Age was unique for its religious rituals and the prominence of women in the culture. Credit: Anonymous Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The Minoans of Bronze Age ...

The Kumari Temple does not announce itself loudly. Tucked within Kathmandu’s Durbar Square, it sits quietly, almost watchfully, as life moves around it. When Manisha Koirala recently received Kumari ...

Archaeologists say excavated bath, filled with ash and debris, offers a window into the city’s spiritual life 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000‑year‑old Jewish ritual bath beneath ...

Mamata will lay the foundation of the ‘Durga Angan’, a temple of Goddess Durga, in New Town in Kolkata, just eight months after she inaugurated a grandiose temple of Lord Jagannatha in Digha, a ...