A magnificent long-lost 900-year-old Crusader altar has been discovered hidden behind a stone slab covered in graffiti in Jerusalem, it has emerged. The marble altar was created by Christian crusaders…
Faithful followers say the Virgin Mary appeared on a range of sacred mountains in Colombia. Photographer Carlos Alzate says the mother of Jesus appeared at the Cerro del Mavecure, three…
Residents have told how statues of the Virgin Mary remained intact after devastating floods destroyed their homes. The strong storm, which hit Mimoso do Sul, in the Brazilian state of…
Crooks who hacked wood from a 2,600-year-old sacred tree to sell as lucky charms have been jailed by a court in China. The 11 accused - imprisoned for up to…
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient brewery dating back to over 4,000 years ago in the so-called German Stonehenge. The find, believed to be central Germany's first brewery, was excavated at…
This is the viral moment a pretty tourist complains that she cannot enter a temple in Bali because she is on her period and rules state that menstruating women cannot…
A Chilean man has been arrested after his car rolled into one of the sacred 'head' figures on Easter Island with images showing the damaged truck surrounded by the rubble…
An American couple have been slammed for killing two mountain goats considered sacred by locals during a trophy hunt in Turkey. Ther couple, named in reports as Michael Shaun and…
A tourist has caused outrage after he was snapped hugging some of the sacred 'head' figures on Easter Island. The tourist was snapped hugging the Moai figures in the municipality…
Archaeologists have discovered this pre-Hispanic sweat lodge used in religious ceremonies in a sacred neighbourhood where female deities were worshipped. The discovery was found at an archaeological site in the…