Inspired by the American and French revolutions, the United Irishmen wanted a secular republic that separated church from state. They professed the Enlightenment principles of equality, liberty and ...

While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking ...

In an extraordinary discovery, archaeologists unearthed two 2,300-year-old swords in a Celtic necropolis. The swords were ...

The swastika decorations found on one sword originate from Celtic tradition. While it is most heavily associated in the Western world today with the horrific events of World War II, the swastika ...

Experts believe the earliest Celtic use of the symbol was intended to evoke a sun moving across the sky and symbolized good luck. Two Beachfront Explorers Found an Ancient Dagger The excavation in ...

Found in France, the site featured more than 100 graves filled with ancient metal artifacts—including bracelets, brooches and ...

It typifies our recent Irish ancestors’ dual spiritual tradition: predominantly Christian but with pagan aspects remaining. The Roman Catholic church tried and failed many times to get the Irish ...

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In Celtic Britain and Ireland ... and decorating homes with flowers — all symbols of fertility, youth, and nature. It remained a day of merrymaking and community gathering, often seen as ...

Pope Francis’s funeral will be “a symbol of his humility”, the head of a Catholic aid organisation has said. Thousands of people are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral to bid a ...