The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor) over the Hanukkah period began in ...

The ordinary Jubilee, held every 25 years in Rome since the 14th century, is rooted in an ancient Jewish tradition, the pope said, when the sound of the “jobel” (ram's horn in Hebrew ...

What may surprise you, though, is how well our most ancient ancestors ate. One reason they led quite a healthy life was that ...

The Bulletin's multimedia editors are proud to be human. And the content we generate comes from our own weird minds. So here are some of our favorite stories we worked on in 2024—from our minds to ...

Smithsonian Magazine offers up a few other ancient creatures that could fit the bill, including Nile crocodiles, goannas, and ...

During the Christmas season, which is celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, you find red and green colours everywhere ...

With their eyes fixed on the sky, the ancient Greeks formed constellations through noticing shapes in the stars.

Latin, on the other hand, was mostly connected to the Roman empire, which with the fall of Rome experienced a decline in both ...

In his message for the 58th World Day of Peace, published December 12, Pope Francis wrote that “sporadic acts of philanthropy ...

Since then, bar soap has not only become an essential everyday item — it’s also had a bit of a renaissance lately. Loewe, ...

The Eternal City's most sumptuous boutique hotels reveal a world of intricately layered interiors that feel like a portal to ...

East African nation was one of the first to adopt Christianity, but celebrates with other Orthodox Christian churches on 7 ...