A powerful symbol. With their soft, ethereal tones, the harp, lyre and zither have long held a place in the collective imagination as favored companions of poetic expression and prayer.

Critics, like the poet Petrarch, called it the "Babylonian Captivity" of the Church. The papal court in Avignon became known for its wealth, heavy taxes and distance from Rome's traditions.

There is little without precedent in the Catholic Church, but it is fair to say nothing exactly like the election of Pope Leo ...

Perhaps the most famous Jewish dispute before the rise of modern denominations took place in Babylonia around 760-770 CE.

One of Islam’s six main beliefs is the belief in a Day of Judgement when the life of every human being will be assessed to decide whether they go to heaven or hell. The Qur’an promises: “Every soul ...

Not since the 14th century have the Holy See and the world’s most powerful secular government been led simultaneously by ...

They arrived on campus from all over the world, with one running away from war. Another participant traces her family’s roots back to the Babylonian exile. “I am a Russian Jew who fled the war,” said ...

The prophet Ezekiel recorded his prophecy in Babylonian exile, in the interim period after the first Temple had been destroyed and the second was yet to be built. He would have been horrified to ...

The Maharsha, a renowned 16th-century Talmudic commentator, addresses this: “The Men of the Great Assembly lived at the end of the Babylonian exile. During that time, they saw salvation and ...