A team of archaeologists claims to have located the exact site where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus performed his ...

A Russian Orthodox church on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives is the unlikely final resting place for Princess Alice of Battenberg ...

A museum of migration belongs in Rotterdam. The quays around this warehouse saw millions of emigrants board ships bound for ...

Biblical names never go out of style – they've been among the most popular names for centuries. Here are some perennial favorites, and some you may not be familiar with.

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up The exhibition Flight Into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient ...

(Genesis 37:16-17) The journey of Joseph in search of his brothers falls into two parts ... the road which led southward again to Egypt. The Gospel speaks of Jesus, too, as a messenger sent ...

The purpose of Great Lent is to prepare the faithful not only to commemorate but to enter into the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus ... the Virgin Mary by the Angel. It describes Mary’s surprise at ...

Joseph’s prudence guided him to discern God’s will. His justice ensured that Mary and Jesus received the care and protection they needed. His fortitude carried him through trials like the flight into ...

As many have pointed out, Jesus himself was once a refugee, along with Mary and Joseph. The narrative known as the Flight into Egypt, which follows the Nativity in Matthew’s Gospel, recounts the ...

The man was trying to find “Flight Into Egypt,” a century-old oil painting ... religious figures — statues of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, small studies of the crucifixion and even ...