Tribes in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf prepared their torches for a procession ahead of Ashura, the holiest festival in the Shi'ite calendar. Wimbledon Day 4: Djokovic, Rybakina, Sinner cruise to ...

Ġgantija Temples, Malta Somewhere around 3600 B.C. the ancient temples of Ġgantija were built on Gozo Island in Malta, among the oldest Neolithic structures in the world.

Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

Maao said that in the Yazidi story, God rewarded this angel (which they believe was a spirit called Melek Tawûs) for his ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Father Ray Kelly, an internationally famous singing Irish Catholic priest, will perform a benefit concert at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 309 Buffalo St., Fulton.

Researchers surveyed the DNA of more than 200 cats spanning the last 9,000 years, including ancient Romanian cat remains, Egyptian cat mummies, and modern African wildcat specimens.

We would never flip a coin on such important things. And yet, in the Bible, people did just that. You actually see them ...

It was just another bombing in a complicated corner of the Middle East, but this one was important — the Associated Press ...

The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and ...

Award-winning Romanian director Marian Crișan lines up co-production deal for new drama about traditional Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony 'Holy Light.' ...

The detailed analysis of the 'Dragon Man' skull, which is estimated to be at least 146,000 years old, has led scientists to propose that this ancient human group might be our closest extinct relatives ...