In 200 BCE, King Antiochus III of Syria defeated Egypt and made the Land of Israel a part of the Seleucid Empire. King Antiochus III wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects guaranteed their ...

As a reward for her many acts of selflessness and kindness, Leah becomes the ancestor of both the future king and the high priest of Israel. In the Gemara she is also associated with the herald of ...

Two years after protests against Iran’s strict dress codes rocked the nation, a new “chastity and hijab” law was passed this week by Iran’s hardline parliament and approved by the Guardian Council, ...

France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the ...

The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand more about Jesus ... Although the main function of the priests was to serve in the temple, some also had ...

This week we will celebrate both the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, feasts that celebrate the human potential to collaborate with God's ongoing offers of grace and thus change ...

Netflix's new biblical film "Mary" is finally streaming. Dive into the action-packed ending of "Mary," including what happens ...

Abu Tor is more than a neighborhood; it’s a microcosm of Jerusalem itself – a place where history, religion, and modern life ...

Popular imagination associates the biblical “Satan” with the diabolical being also called “the Devil” in the New Testament.

The details of Jacob’s dreamtime vision will no doubt continue to be debated, just as sure as we spend our days ascending and ...

In the early hours of Nov. 27, citizens of Israel and Lebanon embraced hope that the newly-agreed-upon cease-fire between their nations would hold and usher in a prolonged period of peace and ...