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How Changing Demographics of Italian Villages Have Taken Their Toll on Magnificent Churches

Photo stories on the Metropolitan Museum and Smithsonian websites this month pay homage to the beauty of Italy’s village churches—at least 1,000 of which

“Religion in Early America” Exhibit Shows How Religion Has Evolved in America

New exhibit at the National Museum of American History is a tribute to America’s history of religious diversity. America is at a point where

Smithsonian Channel’s ‘Secrets’ Highlights Evidence of the Tower of Babel

Evidence of the Tower of Babel has been discovered. A stone tablet has been discovered bearing what is believed to be the image of

See the Giant Qur'an on Display at the Smithsonian

See the Giant Qur’an on Display at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery is featuring a Qur'an so large it needed be transported using wheelbarrows. On display at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years

Smithsonian Gets First Religion Curator in Over 120 Years

Peter Manseau is the first religion curator of the Smithsonian Institution since the 1890s. Religion and museums have always had a rough relationship. In

11 Religious Figures Named Amongst The 100 Most Significant Americans Of All Time By Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the 100 most significant Americans of all time http://t.co/CByk5EGFQX pic.twitter.com/JVu4yehnh9— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) November 17, 2014 Smithsonian Magazine included 11 American religious figures