A centuries-old mystery hidden in plain sight has finally come to light. In a modest prayer house in Israel, among community ...

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being urgently removed from a medieval abbey in Hungary in a desperate bid to ...

Restorers are removing about 100.000 hand-bound books from the shelves of the medieval Benedictine abbey of Pannonhalma in ...

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to ...

Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116 Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher, died just weeks short of turning 117.

A Brazilian nun named the world’s oldest person in early 2025 has died, according to LongeviQuest, an agency that tracks the world’s longest-living people. Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas died on ...

Europe’s ‘oldest house’ that's still standing after 925 years It was caught up in a major religious crisis but remains lived in to this day ...

Biblical scholars periodically get excited when, in the sands of Egypt or the Near East, someone turns up what is called "the world's oldest Biblical text." Famed for its comparative ...

Founded more than 3,000 years ago, Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions. It influenced later religions that believe in one supreme being, including Judaism, Christianity and ...

Welcome to the ancient town of Ouidah, in southern Benin, a mecca of gods and spirits where the celebration of the annual Voodoo festival brings a mix of tourism and religion in a clash of ...

How Archaeologists Discovered Europe’s Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus ...

Deborah Oleshansky with Jewish Federation of Nashville joins this edition of Issues of Faith to inform us about Judaism, the world's oldest Abrahamic religion.