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'There Is Not Some Separation Between Jesus and Justice.' How Rev. William J. Barber II Uses His Faith to Fight for the Poor

By Mary C. Curtis

A Muslim Woman Went Viral for Confronting Anti-Semitism on the London Underground. Her Actions Hold a Lesson for Us All

By Massoud Shadjareh

The Long History of Mormons in Mexico Began More Than a Century Before the Killing of 9 U.S. Citizens There

By Rebecca Janzen, University of South Carolina / The Conversation

The Medieval History Behind Our Halloween Fascination With Skeletons

By Jack Hartnell
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Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? Here's Why That Question Has Been Picking Up Steam Since the 1960s

The history of Halloween and Christianity goes back to the Middle Ages

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Crucifixion Took on New Religious Meaning in the Centuries After the Death of Jesus. Here's What Changed

Four detailed accounts of crucifixion have survived from antiquity. Remarkably, they all describe the same execution

By Tom Holland

Why Christianity Has Thrived in the U.S.

Between 1870 and 1960, Christianity declined dramatically across much of Europe. Not in America. One historian explains why.

By Livia Gershon / JSTOR Daily

'This Might Be My Last Night': What Chaplains Saw in World War II

"If ever I felt that I ought to be five priests it was that week"

By John Wukovits / History News Network

Judaism and Christianity Both Rely on the Hebrew Bible. Why Do They Interpret It So Differently?

The interpretative keys that each community brings to the texts are so different that it is almost as though they recognized two different Bibles

By John Barton

Notre Dame Cathedral's History Has Always Been One of Destruction and Restoration

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to rebuild after a devastating fire

By Olivia B. Waxman

What to Know About the Origins and Meanings of the Major Holy Week Rituals

From carrying branches on Palm Sunday to visiting the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, here are the stories behind Holy Week rituals

By Kat Moon

Jewish Voters Still Back Dems, Despite 'Jexodus' Claims

Jewish voters continue to overwhelmingly support Democrats, despite President Donald Trump's recent claims otherwise. In the past week, the president has twice tweeted about a group represented by a former Trump campaign staffer that is...

By Abigail Abrams

Pope to Unseal Holocaust-Era Vatican Records

The Vatican will unseal the records years ahead before they were expected

By Olivia B. Waxman

Before 'Then They Came for Me,' There Was Christmas Eve 1944. Here's How a Sermon in a Nazi Camp Signaled a New Moral Voice

Martin Niemöller's sermon in Dachau was a symbolic step forward

By Matthew D. Hockenos

The Pittsburgh Attack Led to Calls For 'Tikkun Olam.' What to Know About the Influential Jewish Idea

An expert explains how the concept came to be an important part of American Judaism and why it's a source of controversy today

By Lawrence Fine

The Early Christians Were Focused on Solidarity Across Race, Class and Gender. Then Things Changed

The very first Christian creed aimed not to divide, but to create ties of solidarity precisely across ethnic, class and gender lines

By Stephen J. Patterson

What People Get Wrong About the History of American Judaism Before the Civil War

Steven R. Weisman, author of 'The Chosen Wars,' spoke to TIME about what people get wrong about American Judaism before the Civil War

By Lily Rothman

The Pope Changed the Catholic Church’s Position on the Death Penalty. Will the Supreme Court Follow?

How the Vatican's declaration will and won't change laws across the world

By Carol S. Steiker and Jordan M. Steiker

Justice Sotomayor Sees a Double Standard on Masterpiece Cakeshop and the Travel Ban

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor chided her colleagues on the nation's highest court for what she viewed as a double standard in their decisions on the travel ban and a baker who refused to serve...

By Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Simon

Ireland Readies for Abortion Referendum

Here are the four key moments to know

By Ciara Nugent
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