This focus points to something very ancient. In ancient Rome ... Christianity made it a public affair: cemeteries around churches, villages around cemeteries... In this way, death was “tamed ...

ARRIVING at the remote village school in the Tigray highlands, Band Aid icon Birhan Woldu is swamped by a sea of smiling ...

Since the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church's separation from the state, it has been losing members, notably to Protestant ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

In this article, you'll explore the origins, purpose, and ultimate fate of the Ark of the Covenant, uncovering its enduring ...

One of the oldest and rarest textiles in the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust collection is a fragment of Egyptian Coptic (Early ...

The diversity of biblical options is as old as the Bible itself. For 2000 years, Christians have been making choices about ...

A new children’s book, Africa and the Bible from A to Z, is rewriting this narrative by showcasing Africa’s central role in ...

More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...

Its long story is etched into its dramatic landscapes, seen in medieval monasteries, hilltop churches and the ancient streets of Yerevan, a city that predates Rome by centuries. Exploring Armenia ...

Russian attacks have damaged the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the village of Yunakivka, a monument of national significance and one of the most notable architectural structures in ...

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a national monument and one of the main architectural structures of Sumy Oblast, was damaged in the village of Yunakivka. Source: Orthodox ...