The Book of Joshua, found in the Bible, tells of how one of Moses’ assistants who built an altar of stones where the Israelites made peace offerings. Much later in the book, when Joshua was old and ...

He doesn’t go to church. He doesn’t see the relevance when the churches are available on television. Or what’s their reason for appearing on the screen, if not for us to watch them in the comfort of ...

The altar's inscription suggests pilgrims traveled great distances to reach the religious site. Jonathan Orlin / Israel Nature and Parks Authority Researchers excavating a Byzantine church in northern ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered an ancient altar honoring the Greek god Pan, the deity of flocks and shepherds, but whoever inscribed it botched the job. The inscriber basically ran out of ...

An ancient second century altar built to give its owner protection from a powerful river god has been found in Turkey. It is thought the images etched in the marble depicts the battle between Bargasos ...

Larry Maloney had just completed the eighth grade when he decided to become a priest. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty sure most of my thoughts at that age were focused on my latest crush and ...