The plaintiff, Damon Landor, sought relief after correctional officers forcibly shaved his head in violation of a prior court order
An increasing number of voices are questioning circumcision, from medical authorities who doubt it is necessary to men who say it was done without their consent
María, Elizabet and Katherina are the only women to escape from the oldest Mennonite community in the South American country. Today, they are looking for ways to rebuild their lives and are seeking legal help to regain custody of their children
The discoverer of the first exoplanet speaks to EL PAÍS about the next big breakthrough he hopes to see: the first planet with life outside the solar system
In his book ‘The Theory of Everything Else,’ comedian and writer Dan Schreiber compiles the craziest (and, in some cases, the most dangerous) ideas that humanity has come up with
A new book investigates the history of the Christian sect that gave rise to the Spanish Inquisition
A new landscape of hybrid beliefs is taking shape, in which agnostics embrace Zen meditation and technology, or work on the body-mind-spirit connection
No matter how much Netanyahu portrays himself as a new Churchill, his attacks on Tehran risk backfiring — strengthening the regime’s resolve to build a nuclear arsenal. To prevent this, future agreements must be reached
A young biology professor was prosecuted in Dayton in 1925 for teaching Darwin’s theory, a conflict that continues a century later. The trial was the first to be broadcast live on the radio
The leader of the Catholic Church must respond to the hopes of women, including in the developed world
The new vice rules have led to a spike in depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts. According to a U.N. report, 68% of women rate their mental health as ‘bad’ or ‘very bad,’ linking their distress to the ‘systematic’ removal of women from public life
In ‘Heresy,’ historian Catherine Nixey recounts all the different versions of a contradictory figure based on classical texts
‘The Carpenter,’ a film about a martial arts fighter trained by the Messiah, is the latest addition to a growing trend of religious propaganda films disguised as action, horror, and thrillers
Over decades, a Spanish priest, Lucho Roma, abused hundreds of Indigenous girls in Bolivia. He photographed them, recorded them on video and documented his crimes in writing. This is the second diary of a pedophile priest that EL PAÍS has managed to access. On this occasion, however, the Society of Jesus carried out investigations that confirmed the crimes. But then, after Roma’s death in 2019, they kept them in a drawer, where they remained unpublished. Until today
The prelate of the diocese of Santo Amaro, in São Paulo, Brazil, submitted the consultation to the Vatican. That inquiry led to the authorization to baptize the LGBTQ+ faithful, who can also be godparents and witnesses to a wedding
The University of Exeter has created a master’s degree in Occult Science, while the Complutense University of Madrid offers a course on Magic and Religion
Francis’ annual ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (’To the City and the World’) speech typically offers a lament of all the misery facing the world
The exhumation of the remains of the founder of a Benedictine order has unleashed religious fervor in a country where Catholics are a minority. Forensic experts state that the failure of a corpse to decompose after four years is more common than it seems
The figure was excavated in a temple to the goddess Isis at an ancient Red Sea port. It suggests that the two worlds were closer than previously thought
Paul Makenzi was arrested on suspicion of telling his followers to fast to death in order to meet Jesus. The total death toll now stands at 73, with 26 new bodies exhumed on Monday
Santería was one of the few religious practices to quietly endure through decades of prohibitions and stigma by the communist government. Now it’s growing in popularity and expanding to new demographics
Invocations of moral purity, once associated with conservatives, are increasingly the domain of progressives. Is social media fueling an out-of-control cancel culture?
One of the most powerful symbols of Europe will overcome the fire, just as it has resisted other disasters throughout the centuries
