The Catholic Encyclopedia, in defining “religion,” says that, “In every form of religion is implied the conviction that the mysterious, supernatural Being (or beings) has control over the lives and destinies of men.”

The Jewish news service JTA considers initial reactions of Jewish faith leaders to the death of Osama bin Laden.

The National Study of Youth and Religion, in a nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 American teenagers, found teens to be open to the idea of the paranormal while remaining somewhat skeptical. Relatively few were certain they believed in things such as psychics, astrology or communicating with the dead. But 40 percent of the teens surveyed said […]

A poll of nearly 500 college students, reported in the January-February 2006 issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, found that college seniors and graduate students were more likely to believe in paranormal concepts than freshmen.

Read a June 16, 2006, Catholic News Service story about the 25th anniversary of the Medjugorje apparitions, including debate over whether they involve supernatural elements.

Visit the website of the documentary Living Miracles, chronicling stigmata, healings and other supernatural happenings in Catholicism today.

Read a 2012 Huffington Post article about the Vatican’s decision to create a checklist of conditions to discern the authentic Virgin Mary Sightings from the fake.

Arsalan Iftikhar, an international human rights lawyer who is also founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and global managing editor for The Crescent Post in Washington, D.C.,  called bin Laden’s death a reason for rejoicing by Muslims.

Read a Nov. 17, 2004, story from BBC News report of a 10-year-old’s partially eaten toasted cheese sandwich with the image of Mary that drew big attention on eBay.