The story of the last 25 years of baseball cannot be told without mentioning — repeatedly — the San Francisco Giants.

This is the third in a series on the major Bay Area pro teams’ top performers of the last 25 years. The all-2000s 49ers and ...

Pilgrimage paths wind across the UK, with some newly mapped routes giving hikers a different perspective on the country ...

The heady world of the early Christians began with Jewish followers of Jesus and later became dominated by Romans attracted ...

From breaking news to features and everything in between, here are the Herald photo staff’s favorite images from 2024.

Birthday celebrations were considered a pagan tradition ... Speaking of Christmas carols, the world’s oldest carol, “Angel’s Hymn” (129 CE) is not sung and never will be because no ...

It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities. The story goes that, after Christianity ...

Reverend Christopher LaFond, board member of EarthSpirit and Director for Western Massachusetts Pagan Pride Day, explains its significance and how it’s celebrated.

According to the early Ruthenian chronicles, Prince Vladimir the Great erected a cult statue of Perun (along with other Pagan idols) outside of his palace in Kiev shortly after he started his rule in ...

Before I start sprouting horns and an unfortunate beard, I’d like to clarify; I’m no pagan. I’m not going to start urging you to whip yourself naked with mistletoe under a waxing moon. Rather, I’m ...