Christian Monks, St. Cyprian, St. Cassian, St. John, St. Paul and St. Vitalis, from the Saints Procession mosaic in the Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy.De Agostini/Getty Images ...
(JTA) — What did rabbis of late antiquity know about Christianity? To find out, an Israeli religion scholar turned to an Israeli zoologist who studies bats. Their strange-bedfellows paper on the topic ...
JERUSALEM — As Orthodox Christians descended on Jerusalem this Easter week to visit the holiest site in their religion, a more earthly concern hovered over the holiday: Would rival monks keep the ...
An ancient monastery dating to the dawn of Christianity was recently uncovered in an Egyptian desert, according to local officials. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in late ...
Monks are preparing for a major raid on Mount Athos, the Greek mountain considered a sacred site for Eastern Orthodox Christians, after Greek police sent a letter on July 16 asking for increased ...
An ancient monastery dating to the dawn of Christianity was recently uncovered in an Egyptian desert, according to local officials. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in late ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAMBRIDGE, New York (AP) — After he and his ...
Sri Lankan Christian clergy, along with Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu faith leaders, joined US-based Buddhist monks during their week-long peace walk across the island nation, which concluded in the ...