Religion

The bloody crime committed by Leslie van Houten, the disciple of Charles Manson who has been granted parole

More than 50 years later, the crimes committed by Charles Manson and his followers in southern California, in the United States, are still fresh in

What is the Sasson Codex, the biblical text that became the most valuable manuscript in history when it was sold for US$38 million

The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible on record was purchased Thursday at Sotheby’s auction house in New York for $38.1 million, making it the

The cult where people starved themselves “to get to heaven”

In the middle of a forest not far from the coast of Kenyayou can see mounds of fresh dirt topped with crucifixes awaiting the attention

Who was David Koresh, the pedophile leader of the sect that caused the Waco Massacre 30 years ago

Thirty years ago, on April 19, 1993, after a 51-day siege by federal agents of USA, the Branch Davidian complex located in Waco, Texas, burst

4 people die who were fasting to “know Jesus Christ”

Four members of a strange religious cult starved to death in eastern Kenya and another 11 people were hospitalized after fasting “to find Jesus Christ.”

Where does the capirote come from, the striking hat worn by penitents during Holy Week in Spain?

In case anyone doubts, let’s start by answering the question that assails some foreigners who visit the city for the first time. Easter Spanish: no,

How the bunny became the symbol of Easter

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion on Good Friday. And yet, in many countries it is symbolized

“The Pope’s Exorcist”: the story of the Italian priest who inspired the new Russell Crowe film

“Who better than a gladiator to face the devil on equal terms?” joked one of the film’s producers. The Pope’s Exorcist (“The Pope’s Exorcist”) recently

The story of the man who was tortured after death for translating the Bible

When he was sentenced to death at the beginning of the 15th century, John Wycliffe may have thought that, fortunately, he had already been dead

The ultra-Catholic director of the Colombian police who believes that the condom is “abortive” and attacks gays for HIV

“General, I see that in your office you are accompanied by a crucifix and many virgins. Some have criticized you for being so religious, but

The syndrome invented by some Italian doctors that saved dozens of Jews from the Nazis

An unknown deadly disease, a community persecuted by a ruthless invader and some brave doctors and religious. The above looks like the list of ingredients

“I drowned in debt trying to buy a miracle”: the religious who abuse the “prosperity gospel”

Evarline Okello breaks down in tears when she tells me she is hundreds of dollars in debt, after paying a pastor to pray for her.

Who was Lilith, Adam’s first wife, and why did she renounce Paradise?

“Who is that? “Take a good look at her, it’s Lilith. “Who? “Adam’s first wife. Do not fall in love with her beautiful hair, even

Pope Francis: “Being homosexual is not a crime”

The Pope Francisco criticized laws criminalizing homosexuality as “unjust,” said God loves all his children just the way they are, and called on Catholic bishops

The exile of 1,400 years ago that marks the beginning of Islam

Religions need founding myths. In the case of Islamthis milestone is the so-called Hegira, the migration of the prophet Muhammad (571-632) and his followers from

The Vatican reopens the investigation into the case of the mysterious disappearance of the young Emanuela Orlandi

The Vatican one of the most mediatic and mysterious cases of disappearance in the city-state that occurred almost 40 years ago remains unsolved: the disappearance

Follow LIVE the funeral and burial of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican

The Pope Benedict XVI He held one of the most prominent positions in the world, but in his later years he expressed a desire to

Will Benedict XVI become a ‘Doctor’ of the Catholic Church?

“I compare him with San Agustín, his teacher, I dare to place them side by side”. The words are from the cardinal and theologian Christoph

Benedict XVI: Follow LIVE the funeral of the Pope emeritus in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican

The burning chapel of the emeritus pope Benedict XVIwho died last Saturday at the age of 95, opened today for the second day after 65,000

More than 65,000 faithful see the body of Benedict XVI on the first day of his wake at the Vatican

The Basilica of San Pedro, where the remains of the emeritus pontiff rest Benedict XVIreceived 65,000 faithful this Monday on the first day of the