RELIGION

For centuries, historians have widely accepted the argument that Armenia was the first Christian nation.

Cardinals, fearing Benedict’s resignation has weakened his office, will ask the next pope to pledge to serve until death, European media report.

#UnlikelyPopeNames is currently trending on Twitter as users have fun coming up with names that will not come up during the College of Cardinals discussion of Pope Benedict XVI's successor.

It seems Catholics have been through one form or another of this new evangelism for years.

Illuminati conspiracy theories about the pope and the Roman Catholic Church emerged Thursday as Benedict XVI formally resigned the papacy.

Bookies have placed odds on who will be Pope Benedict XVI's successor. If you are looking to gamble, the favorite to be the next pope is Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana.

The deadly siege of the Branch Davidians was 20 years ago. The 76 deaths in the ensuing fire might have been prevented -- maybe.

The Westboro Baptist Church gets "harassed" by comedian Brick Stone.

Pat Robertson, televangelist host of the religious television show “The 700 Club,” has been known for saying some pretty crazy things over the years.

Benedict, 85, becomes the first Pope in almost six centuries to resign.

Pope Benedict delivered the following speech to his final general audience in Rome on Wednesday.

After Thursday, Benedict's title will be “emeritus pope” but he will keep wearing the white cassock of the papal office.

Newly-elected Knesset Member Moshe Feiglin, the freshest face in the Likud list, gave a celebratory party in Queens last night.

CM Punk, one of the WWE's most popular wrestlers, started a major controversy Monday night when he declared that he is God during a Raw promo before his showdown with John Cena, drawing the ire of many supporters while generating glowing praise from others.

Two people were sent to the hospital and 19 teenagers were arrested over the weekend when the rowdy group yelled and screamed throughout the Ford City Mall in Chicago.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien should be allowed to decide for himself whether to take part in next week's Vatican conclave, says a fellow cardinal.

Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone convicted of having insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad could face execution.

The announcement that Pope Benedict XVI was retiring came as a shock and news later came out that the Pope was in poor health which led to his resignation. Another reason, according to La Repubblica, is a secret report that details Vatican sex and fraud scandals.

Last weekend, New York Jets backup Tim Tebow came under heavy fire from the media after announcing that he would be delivering two sermons at a Dallas megachurch many perceive as anti-gay. However, after “new information” came to light, Tebow has decided to cancel his appearance.

A New Jersey man looking to make a statement on religious expression was met with a police presence at a Garden State DMV office when he tried to take his driver’s license photo wearing a colander on his head.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is upset over the "Saturday Night Live" sketch "DJesus Uncrossed," which featured Christoph Waltz as Jesus on a Tarantino-like rampage.