The former dean of nursing at St. Catherine University has been sentenced for embezzling over $400,000 from the school for the benefit of her boyfriend.

Built in the sixth century by order of Byzantine Emperor Justinian, the monastery was named in the 11th century after St. Catherine of Alexandria, a fourth-century convert to Christianity whose relics ...

The future of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula remains a source of controversy with tensions rising after a recent court ruling.

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land.

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land.Dating back to the ...

It was named for Saint Catherine of Alexandria, whose remains are housed in the church, along with rare iconography and manuscripts.

As a Greek delegation prepares to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to resolve tensions over the fate of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Ahram Online examines how the controversy surrounding one ...

St. Catherine’s Monastery, located in the Sinai Desert in Egypt, has been a sacred Christian site since the 500s. Even after the Islamic Conquest, the monastery’s monks had warm relations with ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world.

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.