For years, internet users have shared images of a weathered skull inside a gold reliquary shaped like a woman's head, identifying it as the genuine skull of the biblical Mary Magdalene. Examples ...

Later this year, the skull formerly known as Aquinas’ will ... The views expressed in this commentary do not necessarily reflect those of Religion News Service.) The Conversation religion ...

A new University of Mississippi project maps the state's often-overlooked religious diversity, blending historical research, ...

They lined up to see her, silent and wonderstruck: Inside an open silver casket was Saint Teresa of Ávila, more than 440 ...

it becomes his or her religious obligation to do everything possible to promote the necessary honors for the deceased. “We’ve been waiting for that and we’re hopeful the skull will be sent ...

Hundreds of Catholic worshippers flocked to the small Spanish town of Alba de Tormes this month to witness a remarkable sight ...

The skull has become a treasured relic in the Catholic ... CHANG: Did this experience change how you feel about old religious relics in any way? ZIMMERMAN: Probably because, at first, I was ...

A rhinoceros skull is nearby. At a conference this fall ... But does any of the evidence suggest that they were religious? It's notably tricky to infer religious behavior from material culture ...

A ceramic skull from a Halloween store sits on her ... said Becky Clements, who coordinates religious education at her Catholic parish in Lake Charles, La., and has incorporated the idea into ...

Police now believe that the human skull that some Los Angeles boy scouts discovered along the side of a lake was used for a religious ritual. An investigation that started in January after the ...

Noble told CNA that she was first inspired by the example of the founder of her order, even before she entered the religious life. Bl. James Alberione kept a skull on his desk to remind him of his ...

The museum also noted that the skull was elongated, a procedure that was done in that region for what researchers believe were religious and aesthetic reasons. Watson, Traci. “Amazing Things We ...