An 80-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ stands atop of a hill overlooking the Syrian Christian town of Saidnaya, about a 40-minute drive from Damascus. The statue is part of the ancient Cherubim ...

Led by Bedouin guides and camping under the stars, Nada El Sawy tackles unmarked paths around Saint Catherine's Monastery.

Monastery of Anthony the Great gets face lift thanks to the Egyptian government. CAIRO, Feb. 10, 2010 — -- Near Egypt's Red Sea coast, nestled at the foot of Al Qalzam Mountain and dotted by palm ...

Nestled in a steep rocky hillside among the remote mountains of northern Iraq, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery has watched invaders come and go through Christianity's tumultuous history in this corner of ...

For our series World of Worship, we sent correspondents around the globe to show us how different people celebrate their faith and honor religious traditions. In our first report, we head to the ...

Drone footage of Alaverdi Monastery in Georgia with the Caucasus Mountains in the background, captured with soft ambient music and no narration.

One of the world’s most sacred religious sites is at risk of being “disfigured” by a luxury tourist resort, critics have warned. Egypt’s plan to redevelop the remote Mount Sinai, where God is said to ...

A visit to St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai in time for the feast of St. Catherine of Alexandria on Nov. 25. I see now why they’re called the “steps of repentance.” Some people learn the hard ...

The 6th Century St Catherine's is the world's oldest continuously used Christian monastery [Universal Images Group via Getty Images] For years, visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin ...

MIDYAT, Turkey (Reuters) - In a remote village near the Turkish-Syrian border, a land dispute with neighboring villages is threatening the future of one of the world's oldest functioning Christian ...

The Mongolians failed to destroy it 700 years ago despite the massacre of 40 friars and 400 Christians. Yet the existence of the oldest functioning Christian monastery in the world, the fifth century ...