The Rev. Aidan Smith had been on administrative leave since January amid claims he sold cathedral artifacts online.

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to ...

Scientists studying one of the world’s most famous religious images said a mysterious detail hidden inside might defy a ...

Archaeologists in southern Italy have uncovered the remains of two children buried with warrior belts, shedding new light on ...

Researchers examining the famous Tilma of Guadalupe say they discovered tiny human figures embedded within the eyes of the Virgin Mary image. The microscopic reflections, visible only through digital ...

A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades.

On Feb. 10, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged David Denton, a 44-year-old unhoused man, for allegedly committing a hate crime, following an incident of vandalism at Berkeley Hillel ...

Recent excavations at a 6th-century BC temple in western Greece have unearthed compelling evidence suggesting that some ancient sanctuaries were more than just places of worship. A team of ...

In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever. THE FINAL ATTACKThis 15th-century miniature, ...