Hot cross buns have long heralded the start of Easter in the western world, with the marked cross on top a symbol of ...

The origins of the hot cross bun traditionally made with currants, spices, flour, and eggs are closely linked to a cathedral ...

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

Congressman Richard Neal looks at historic photos of the 19th-century meetinghouse during a tour Thursday. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass ...

Historic St. Mary's City, a Maryland-based museum and archaeological organization, is opening up a reconstructed 17th-century ...

VATICAN CITY/WASHINGTON/ISLAM­ABAD: World leaders remembered Pope Francis as “a beacon of compassion,” as the death on Monday of the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics prompted a global ...

As the presumed anniversary of the day of the Crucifixion, Good Friday had for ages been solemnly observed throughout ...

What is the origin of Easter eggs? Do they derive from authentic Christian traditions, or do they come from ancient pagan practices?

Two of England’s four cardinals appeared together earlier today to talk movingly about the death of Pope Francis and the extraordinary legacy he has left for ...

It was a symbol of faith. Ancient Greeks baked small ... England had broken away from the Catholic Church, and new Church of England officials worried that “holy” buns looked too much like ...

Holland Landing founded by necessity, as British used ancient trade route to get to Barrie and then Willow Creek, which ...