In this excerpt from New Byzantines, Sean Mathews writes about the Christian minority being sidelined despite a burgeoning ...

Traditional sources and scholars have long hypothesized the location of this sacred chest. But tracing its whereabouts is ...

My first-ever visit to Israel and its ancient Jerusalem was a dream come true, a culmination of childhood Bible teachings and ...

In the latest crackdown on media freedom in Ethiopia, Deutsche Welle (DW) said that the Ethiopian Media Authority had ...

Few scenes in the Christian imagination are as iconic as the three travelers kneeling before the infant Jesus, their camels ...

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Oleksandra was severely wounded and her immediate family killed in an attack on Kyiv while they lay sleeping. Through her ...

How surprised Hebrew “guerrilla” warrior Judah Maccabee might be to see his recapture and rededication of the holy temple, circa 160 B.C., celebrated with songs, spinning tops, candles, chocolate coin ...

How we handle objects says a lot about how we regard them. When looking at fine jewelry, for example, we are mindful to handle the gems carefully. When observing fine works of art, we don’t even touch ...

On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...