As per archaeologists, the complex was likely constructed in the Middle Bronze Age, with its final stage in Iron Age IIB.

When we found it, it was exactly as it was here 2,800 years ago,” one researcher said of the site in the ancient heart of ...

A RELIGIOUS shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time ...

He proved a very great bishop indeed, who stood up to Emperor Theodosius the Great and had the charisma to rebuke him publicly. But it's often forgotten that when he was bishop, the pagan altars were ...

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the ...

As unemployment rates continue to soar, a stark contradiction emerges: factories that once provided livelihoods are being repurposed into worship centres. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA writes that these ...

And yet, the turning of the year, the solstice, the deep midwinter, is one of the most wonderful times to be outside. Before I start sprouting horns and an unfortunate beard, I’d like to clarify; I’m ...

It's often claimed that many of today's Christmas traditions derive from the pre-Christian observances of pagan cults suppressed by Roman authorities. The story goes that, after Christianity ...

Unfortunately, there is also a lot of misinformation. Some sources claim that the traditional date of December 25th for Christmas comes from pre-Christian, pagan religions. Supposedly, certain pagan ...

Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has mandated that girls are not permitted to serve as altar servers in parishes within the Archdiocese of Colombo. “No girls should be invited to serve at the ...

That follows from the recent discovery that one of Stonehenge's stones - the unique stone lying flat at the center of the monument, dubbed the 'altar stone' - originated in Scotland, hundreds of ...