As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

I have always been fascinated by the idea of walking through history, imagining the lives of people who lived thousands of ...

This is not something I knew when I washed up on the banks of the Ganges at the age of twenty-three, looking for my own ...

After Israel's longest war and the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign tourists are beginning to return to Israel, with 1.3 million ...

A senior Israeli rabbi published a biblical-style prayer calling for the downfall of Iran’s clerical regime. A senior Israeli ...

JTA — In the weeks after Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, religiously charged videos started circulating on social media. Dozens of young women posted videos of themselves cutting up their “immodest ...

Mass demonstrations against compulsory service law have been taking place as Israel’s military tries to solve its manpower shortages A mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription ...

From Egyptian obelisks and imperial tombs to recycled Roman columns and Bernini’s towering baldacchino, St Peter’s Basilica is built from the remains of ancient Rome. Step inside to discover how pagan ...

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For 40 years, Christian Zionism was a powerful force in American politics. A new generation on the right is taking cues from elsewhere. By Jonathan Mahler When historians look back on President ...

On most Monday nights, the sanctuary of All Saints Episcopal Church – with its vaulted ceilings, stone arches and stained-glass windows – seamlessly transforms into a space of quiet contemplation.