When the Foundation Stone sees the Kaab’a approaching, it shall cry out, “Peace be to the great guest”. (Zev Vilnay, Legends of Jerusalem) The Muslim Kaab’a in Mecca was a very ancient ruined holy ...

The Bible references women who follow God, hear God's voice and assume powerful political positions like prophetess Anna, ...

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In 'Dynasties of Devotion', Deepa Mandlik explores seven ancient temples across India and Cambodia, meticulously examining ...

The public open house for the Syracuse Utah Temple begins next week and will run through the end of May before a dedication ...

Hannah was infertile, and in ancient biblical times, a “barren womb” meant that God did not favor her. Worse, Hannah’s ...

Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., gives his homily during ...

The Rav (Reshimos Shiurim, ibid.) notes that, like the Jewish king is warned against arrogance (Devarim 17:20), a sage must ...

When the cardinals gather in the Pauline Chapel and process to the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the process of choosing a ...

Don’t aim for lofty, angelic separation “like Mine” but live a human holiness – the kind of life for which I created the ...

Israel's mission -- to be God's instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6) -- is fulfilled in the Church. By the ...

Once a Catholic stronghold, Latin America’s largest democracy is now on track to become majority evangelical, with rising ...