In a theological reflection, Stan Chu Ilo reads Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation through St. Augustine's theology ...

A 2017 astronaut photo shows the islands of Dek and Daga lurking in the murky, algae-infested waters of Ethiopia's Lake Tana.

Think of myrrh as biblical bubblegum — a fragrant tree resin that the Wise Men gave baby Jesus and that Christ followers ...

A 1,200-year-old loaf of burned bread just made global headlines — and it’s not because of what’s inside, but what’s ...

Five pieces of burned Communion bread were discovered in Turkey. One of the loaves has a depiction of Jesus while the other ...

A sacred image of Mary and a young Jesus, which leaks myrrh that is believed to heal illnesses, including cancer and demonic possession.

Linda Lysakowski recounts a recent trip to the birthplace of and commemorative sites honoring the nation's first openly Black ...

From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we ...

Join Dr. Ioannis Syrigos from Ancient Origins as he interviews Eckart Frahm, Yale professor and leading expert on Assyria and Mesopotamian history. Together, they’ll uncover the mysteries of the ...

Turns out Toby’s new trick is thousands of years old. A pair of recently discovered fossils from Africa has immortalized a small critter’s 126,000-year-old butt-dragging habit, according to ...