This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.

Surrounded by human skulls, the artifact was uncovered at the site of the Toltec people's capital in central Mexico ahead of ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Students at Brother Martin High School gathered Thursday in the school chapel to honor St. Joseph’s Day with a traditional altar, continuing a custom that dates back centuries.

At the front of the church, altar servers move quietly through one of the most sacred parts of the Catholic Mass. They carry candles, hold the cross, ring bells and ...