Biblical archaeologists have long looked for evidence of the site where the Virgin Mary is said to have learned she was with child. Here's what they've learned.

The air inside the sanctuary was thick with incense. A priest in embroidered vestments chanted ancient prayers as parishioners stood shoulder to shoulder. Some bowed deeply before painted icons of ...

Barcelona maintained their 10-point lead at the top of the Liga F table with an emphatic 7-1 win over Athletic Club.

In Jerusalem’s Old City, archaeologists peel back 2,000 years layer by layer, drawing a direct line to our ancient past ...

Why do so many people speak of “Christ” as though it were a family name? The habit is understandable. In modern English, ...

Find today’s readings here. “God doesn’t play favorites.” As proverbs go, it seems pretty sound, no? It also strikes me as demonstrably false. Who can read either the Old or New Testament and dispute ...

As Israel expands excavations in the West Bank, ancient ruins become entangled in a modern political struggle over land, ...

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and preserve their mother tongue from extinction.

Regarding Carl R. Trueman’s March 15 Sunday Opinion essay, “ James Talarico represents Christianity’s past, not its future ”: ...

The air inside the sanctuary was thick with incense. A priest in embroidered vestments chanted ancient prayers as parishioners stood shoulder to shoulder. Some bowed deeply before painted icons of ...

Here are eight things to know and to share about the feast day and its significance. 1. What does the word “annunciation” ...

There are a lot of opinions expressed in letters written to the editor, and a lot of them — from both sides — are based o ...