David then wanted to bring the ark of God to Jerusalem. For 20 years, the ark — which contained the tablets of the law that God gave to Moses — had been kept at the house of Abinadab, which was ...

My quest for the ark of the covenant was abruptly disrupted at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. Three hours into our flight to Israel and several Controversial excavation in Jerusalem reveals new ...

His story is worth revisiting, touching as it does so many timely topics related to today’s discussions of Jews, Christians, America and Israel nearly two centuries after Cresson’s death.

Seeing is believing, but living here is a different voyage altogether. Despite the constant reminders, I sometimes forget ...

The oldest Christian sects and the antiwar American right are on one side. Israel’s government, neoconservatives, and American Christian Zionists are on the other.

Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of Hope, which began Christmas Eve 2024. He also presided ov ...

ICJ lawyer warns of 'systematic policy of destruction of the Palestinian people' as UN secretary general hints at fresh case ...

Pope Leo XIV presided over the rite of the closing of the Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, 2026, officially ending the Jubilee of ...

Syrian government forces have wrested back control of vast parts of its territory in recent weeks, as a new president moves ...

Speaking to a group of pilgrims from Rome at the Franciscan headquarters in the Old City of Jerusalem on Jan. 7, Franciscan ...

The lambs — carried in baskets dressed in white with red roses for St. Agnes’ virginity and martyrdom — were later blessed in ...

Warning to the reader. This article deals with a sensitive subject that may offend contemporary Western sensibilities. If you believe that criticism and ...