Cultural Integration: Materan was assimilated into Greek culture as Cybele and later adopted by the Romans. In Rome, she was honored as Magna Mater, or the "Great Mother," and her worship played a ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and ...

The Indian National Congress (INC) through its general secretary K.C. Venugopal moved the Supreme Court to intervene in a pending challenge to the Places of Worship Act of 1991, quoting that ...

Several houses of worship were destroyed in Pasadena and Altadena, including a mosque — Masjid Al-Taqwa, leaving its small, tight-knit community mourning the loss of a beloved gathering space.

A historic place of worship belonging to the minority Ahmadi community in Sialkot's Daska was completely demolished by local authorities in Punjab. The demolition was conducted despite the ...

Eleven people have been reported dead and more than 12,000 structures burned, including at least a dozen houses of worship. Among them are Pasadena Jewish Temple, Corpus Christi Catholic Church ...

Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...

In part one of this series on the new English translation of the Roman Missal, we looked at the way that beauty reveals God and how it lifts our hearts to offer Him fitting worship and praise.