What the Bible and history tell us about the claim that God gave the land of Israel to Abraham and his descendants.

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for tourists travelling to Egypt. The travel warning was posted on February ...

In Cairo’s famous Ben Ezra Synagogue, one of the city’s most prominent Jewish landmarks, a treasure trove of history lay ...

Aciman only lived in Rome for a year; new adventures awaited in (where else?) the Bronx. With help from relatives, he applied ...

Magic was a part of everyday life for the ancient Egyptians. They believed that dark powers were everywhere and that they ...

White House immigration enforcement policy is once again drawing the ire of religious leaders, this time with Pope Francis decrying it in a letter to U.S. bishops.

It’s about inventing designs, such as the elaborate patterns woven into the Tabernacle’s curtains, the veils, and the ephod ...

A new, first-of-its-kind analysis of the scents of nine mummies detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes, among other ...

At Fort Campbell, books are being taken off school library shelves containing references to slavery; the Civil Rights ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

Sun City' offers evidence that widespread isolation began long before Americans became absorbed in their phones.

Video games and literature have long shared a symbiotic relationship. Many of the most celebrated games owe their immersive ...