The City of Leeds in the U.K. recently revealed a Saxon treasure: a gilded pendant from Northumbria's Christian past, ...

Since the Middle Ages, the Holy See has positioned itself as the preeminent mediator for international conflicts regardless ...

Christmas in the Middle Ages wasn’t always about peace and goodwill — and one year, things took a shockingly dark turn. In this episode, we uncover the story of the most unholy Christmas of the ...

Long before costumes and candy, Halloween had deep roots in medieval tradition. We explore how people in the Middle Ages marked this eerie time of year – from All Hallows' Eve rituals and ghost ...

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Scans and radiographs revealed not just the break but its consequences: dense new bone formations, signs of infection, and ...

Archaeologists excavating a burial site in Israel s Negev Desert have uncovered rare bone and ebony figurines in three early ...

Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster and the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rowan Williams, discuss fresh perspectives on ...

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Belief in an afterlife, God and spirits in nature is widespread globally. Older adults are more likely than younger adults to ...

Many, amid the noise, turn to prayer, trusting the Holy Spirit’s guidance. For Christians in the Middle East, this moment carries particular significance. These ancient communities, rooted in ...

Doom: The Dark Ages is certainly a bit more medieval than you might have expected. The Doom Slayer's now dropped into a sort of techno-middle-ages. There are still giant robots and weapons powered ...