The earliest mention of a birthday was around the year 3,000 BCE and was in reference to an Egyptian Pharaoh. Although it was ...

Allegedly, copies of the Bible were chained to the walls of churches during the Middle Ages so that people could not take them home to read. Supposedly the Church during the Middle Ages also ...

The seven Roman churches in the pilgrimage include the four papal basilicas: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. John ...

An historic church in Manhattan's East Village is finally ready to reopen more than four years after a devastating fire ...

The UN’s Palestinian Aid Controversy: What’s at Stake The leading UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees faces severe funding cuts and suspended services, with huge consequences for millions ...

The Maldives appears to be the first to adopt such a measure in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Jordanian branch disavowed any connection to the alleged plots and ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Sancho I, ruler of the kingdom of Léon in the north of modern-day Spain, was overthrown by rebel nobles in A.D. 958. Their motive, even by the turbulent politics of the day, was an unusual one ...

As church membership continues to fall in the Netherlands, most Dutch residents still feel socially connected and trust others, even without religion, according to new findings from Radboud University ...

In a statement today Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) condemn the bombing of Al-Ahli Hospital this morning, and demand protection for the Christian community and all in Gaza. They say: "On this ...

Video shows the aftermath of US air strikes targeting a factory in Yemen’s Sanaa province, that killed seven people.