Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: “Why religion?” At age 15, she found herself among ...

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream with YouTube /not available in the PBS app In 2003, Emmy Award winning filmmaker, author and theologian, Dr. Norris J. Chumley and historian and ...

The first time I remember praying the rosary of my own volition was in fourth grade during the History Bee. It was my first academic competition, but far from my last, and I made it to the final round ...

The discovery of a tomb in Jerusalem containing two nails may hold the key to a new take on a two-thousand-year-old villain, and reveal one of Christianity's greatest relics.

No trial or execution in history has had such a momentous outcome as that of Jesus in Roman occupied Jerusalem, 2000 years ago. But was it an execution or a judicial murder; and who was responsible?

The fire that ravaged Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral in 2019 endangered several artifacts, including what is believed to be the Crown of Thorns Jesus wore during his crucifixion. The rescue of the relic ...

For nearly seven decades, Elaine Pagels has wrestled with the question: “Why religion?” At age 15, she found herself among thousands in Candlestick Park, electrified by the words of evangelist Billy ...