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An Ancient Christian tomb complex dating back 1,500 years was discovered by a contractor who was clearing rubble beneath a destroyed house in Syria's Idlib province.

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.

Addressing thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Basilica June 14 for a special Jubilee audience, the pope said the ...

While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed over by modern affluence, today's Istanbul is every bit as rich and rewarding.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck the peninsula of Mount Athos on June 7, at 15:46. The strongest in a series of tremors, its epicenter was located in the sea near the coastal monasteries ...

For centuries, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have stirred fascination. These legendary structures, once towering ...

The most venerated site in the Christian world, the tomb today consists of a limestone shelf or burial bed that was hewn from the wall of a cave. Since at least 1555, and most likely centuries ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled ...

That council represents a fundamental stage in the development of the creed shared by all the Churches and ecclesial ...

Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of ...

We raised kids together; we pay the bills; we attend family functions. But inside the walls of our home, I feel painfully alone. My husband and I barely talk anymore unless it’s about schedules ...