While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed over by modern affluence, today's Istanbul is every bit as rich and rewarding.

With funding for preserving the historic site in jeopardy, local officials are wondering what will come next for the 800-year ...

A 1,500-year-old Byzantine tomb was discovered in Syria’s Idlib province during reconstruction, offering a glimpse into the ...

Jewish tradition forbade burial within the walls of a city, and the Gospels specify that Jesus was buried outside of Jerusalem, near the site of his crucifixion on Golgotha ("the place of skulls").

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled ...

A few decades later, the divinity of the Holy Spirit also came under fire. In 381, the First Council of Constantinople, backed by Emperor Theodosius, expanded and clarified the Nicene Creed ...

Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of ...

Dubrovnik has long been dubbed the “Pearl of the Adriatic,” and at first glance, it’s easy to see why. Enclosed within ...

Typical of many Romanian Orthodox churches, the walls are covered in ... head was sent to Mehmed II in Constantinople to be put on display above the city’s gates. The tomb of DraculaThe church ...

One of the council's lasting legacies is the Nicene Creed, a profession of faith still recited by Christians of all big ...

Life-sized statues of superheroes like Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange and Thor greet visitors to the new Heroes Museum & Gallery ...

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