Philosophers and sociologists have observed that in the wake of the European Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries, we now live in a disenchanted age. Many modern people believe the universe is ...

ROME — Over the first weekend in March, scholars and experts from the world over met in Rome to discuss one of the core features of the Christian religion: Miracles. The event was organized by the ...

Miracles by definition defy science. But a new research effort attempts to understand what our experiences with them do to the brain. A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for ...