Rooted in early Christian tradition, Candlemas marks the presentation of Jesus and purification of the Virgin Mary at Herod's ...

The mold was discovered during excavations at a Slavic fort in Berling-Spandau in 1983, and is considered one of the oldest ...

Installation view of Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination in the Medieval Sculpture Hall (all photos © the Metropolitan Museum of Art unless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Nativity,' circa 1406-10, by Lorenzo Monaco Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Every year on Christmas, ...

What is the account that we get from Acts about the early history of the Christian church? The Book of Acts records or reports that there was a special event that took place at Pentecost, which would ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a third-century mural depicting Jesus as the good shepherd.

Some early Christians believed Thomas was not just a disciple but the literal twin of Jesus. Ancient texts describe him as identical in appearance and possessing secret knowledge others were forbidden ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a long-lost early Christian community, which sheds new light on the religion's history. Excavations conducted in the village of Samahij, Bahrain, between 2019 ...