Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

The festival gained popularity over the years from within and outside Africa, organizers say, and attracts thousands of ...

While many churches are seeing a decline in parishioners, the church on Salisbury Street is seeing an increase in their pews.

I think you’d be hard pressed to find not just a religious leader but a leader of any kind in the world who’s 100 years old ...

Genetics, lifestyle, and luck are all thought to contribute to longevity, but we don't know for sure. Centenarians attribute ...

According to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in the United States and LongeviQuest, Brazilian Teresian Sister Inah ...

A number of rare religious relics were uncovered in 2024, with some on display to the public, giving people a better understanding about the time they first appeared in history.

Inah Canabarro Lucas of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is now the world’s oldest person. She is also the 20th oldest person in ...

The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the ...