The line between science and magic can be difficult to draw. Early chemical experimentation bore the name “alchemy.” Its practitioners—among them, Isaac Newton—were eager not only to break down and ...

These are very challenging times, for America’s parish priests. Declining numbers of experienced priests, a shortage of new vocations to replace them as they retire, the forced consolidation of ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Raphael Cormack about his new book, "Holy Men of the Electromagnetic Age: A Forgotten History of the Occult." In times of great turmoil, we tend to look to the spiritual, ...

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men. The Naga Sadhus are the highlight ...

More valuable than the sweetly simple exterior of Humans of Heaven is the beauty of the holy men and women who fill the pages within. Humans of Heaven has a sort of “ever ancient, ever new” motif, ...

Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s story — and the final verdict — shows India’s resolve to deal with the unruly holy men. Supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh rest as they gather near a stadium in Panchkula in the ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Hindu holy man Tarkeshwor Giri sat naked at Nepal's biggest annual religious gathering on Monday as throngs of pilgrims sought his blessings at a centuries-old temple in ...