Dutch art historian and crime investigator Arthur Brand, also known as the “Indiana Jones of Art,” has recovered a 2000-year-old relic containing lead vials of the Precious Blood of Christ. Thieves stole the relic from …
Pope Francis made history on July 13 by adding three women to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops, which is an office tasked with recommending priests from around the world to become Bishops in the Roman …
A number of ancient valuables have been found near Israel’s port of Caesarea including a gold ring containing an engraving of the Good Shepherd. The discovery of the treasures was the result of efforts by …
Several ancient relics as well as parchments belonging to a number of saints have been discovered during the restoration process of the Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The restoration …
Saying that persecuted people have to go into hiding “underground” is a common idiom. But in the case of at least one ancient archeological site, the saying may have been literal for ancient Christians. Matiate, …
Thirty-five years ago, three Lutheran bodies in the Americas merged to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Now, the church is marking the anniversary by making plans to find new ways to carry …
An Italian scientist from the Institute of Crystallography of the National Research Council in Bari, Italy, has presented what he considers evidence that supports the hypothesis that the Shroud of Turin dates back to the …
Date trees from the Biblical period are coming to life in Israel. As part of a project led by Sarah Sallon, the founder and director of Hadassah Medical Organization’s Natural Medicine Research Center, farmers are …
A piece of the True Cross may now be at the bottom of the Black Sea. The piece may have been on board the Moskva missile cruiser, the Russian warship that sank last week after …
“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” is set to get a sequel, and some — including the Auschwitz Museum — are saying that it shouldn’t be published. That’s in part because the popular novel about …