Within medieval European Christian belief systems, relics were considered by many to be incredibly potent objects that provided a closer relationship to the holy, offering a direct path to martyrs ...

The Netherlands has returned seven objects to a Native American tribe from Texas, including a sacred winter drum – a ...

Following the return of four stolen wooden panels to the centuries-old church in Boljoon, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia renewed her call for the repatriation of all religious artifacts looted from Cebu's ...

It's a touching demonstration that religious objects don't need to lose their sacred dimension when they move into the secular museum, and it's also a reminder that in the census of 2001 ...