Today's religious identities have more to do with political decisions made centuries ago than with personal faith.

Is 'The Lord of the Rings' a Catholic epic? Some consider it a parable of the Gospels, much to the dismay of several scholars ...

Holy week observances spread to Spain by the fifth century ... Jesus Himself counted days this way in Luke 13:31-32. This is why the tradition is universal that Jesus spent three days in the ...

Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including Antoni Gaudí, the Spanish architect who ...

Gaudí, nicknamed "God's architect," was declared "venerable" by Pope Francis this week, putting him one step closer to ...

The Vatican has placed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí, dubbed "God's architect" for his work on Barcelona's Sagrada Família, on the path to sainthood in recognition of his "heroic virtues." ...