On Christmas Day, Orthodox believers try not only to observe the external traditions of the holiday, but also to deepen their ...

In addition to ancient verses, a first-century boat ‘brings the Gospel scenes to life’ at the Museum of the Bible.

As a frequent solo hiker on a constant search for trails that offer breathtaking beauty and blissful solitude, I strangely ...

Syriac Christians in Mardin, southeastern Türkiye, marked Christmas with a traditional liturgy at the historic Forty Martyrs ...

The service, led by Syriac Metropolitan of Mardin and Diyarbakır Saliba Özmen and Chief Priest Gabriel Akyüz, brought ...

Saint Peter's, one of the world's oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in ...

The last remaining Christians have gathered in Saint Peter’s, one of the world’s oldest rock churches, in the ancient city of ...

I first came to Garo Hills some twenty-five years ago, when I was a PhD student. I lived for two years in a village in West Garo Hills, witnessing the intricate knowledge which farmers have of the ...

Christ’s Nativity as a prefiguration of His burial and Resurrection in the patristic and liturgical tradition - By His ...

Turning now to ancient Greece, we find that the same elements—light and water—occupy a central place, though with a different ...

'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy ...

Paleontologists have discovered the first known fossilized bee nests built inside ancient bones, uncovered in a cave that ...