How 3 previous pandemics changed the world
From the rise and fall of major religions to the very structure of society, mass outbreaks of disease have challenged ...
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Will world-famous Hagia Sophia revert to a mosque?
Turkish court has 15 days to rule on proposal from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would put 900-year-old church ...
New mobile-capsule exhibition retells the story of Spanish Jewry
The Museum of the Jewish People says "first of its kind" display will "serve as a launching pad for educational ...
Jewish, Christian, Muslim leaders sign historic document against 'mercy killing'
The Jewish faith and other monotheistic religions constitute the act of euthanasia as actual murder with the assistance of medical ...
New novel imagines a 'happily ever after' for Jesus
Author Sue Monk Kidd says "The Book of Longings" explores the question "how the Western world would be different if ...
'At the end of the day, Christians and Jews come from the same root'
A quarter century after Israel and the Holy See established diplomatic relations, ties are flourishing. In an interview with Israel ...
In Lebanon, a monastery brings together Christians scattered by war
The monastery, which is nestled in a remote valley in the northern Lebanese mountains and dates from the fourth century, ...
Greek Orthodox Church files new suit in Jerusalem property battle
The Greek Orthodox church is one of the biggest private landowners in the Holy Land and in recent years has ...
Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
Team from Greece is photographing thousands of fragile manuscripts, including some of the earliest copies of the Christian gospels, in ...
Christians from all over the world await pope in United Arab Emirates
The church, they say, offers an anchor for the Roman Catholics among the UAE's vast foreign labor force, many of ...