The Synod of Elvira (c. 300–314) stated: “Pictures are not to be placed in churches, so that they do not become objects of ...

In 1978, Soviet scientists stumbled upon a family living in a remote part of Russia. They hadn’t interacted with outsiders for decades. Almost half a century later, one of them is still there ...

Finland s capital is often overlooked in winter, when many travelers assume darkness and cold outweigh the rewards That ...

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - A Russian ‌stand-up ​comedian was convicted of ‌inciting hatred and jailed for nearly six ​years on Wednesday over a joke he made about ‍a legless war veteran, ​which ...

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, locally known as Timket, on Monday, which commemorates the ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Epiphany, locally known as Timkat. Monday's celebrations commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist and to millions of Ethiopians it is ...

White Christian nationalism is widely seen as a partisan movement that only emerged in recent years. But the ideology is as ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon of infant Jesus Christ that had been widely scorned online. Snatched ...

With December now underway, nativity scenes are returning to Christmas markets around Europe. In Brussels, the installation of a new nativity design on the city’s Grand-Place has turned into a scandal ...

The European Court of Human Rights is to determine whether Christian icons must be removed from courtrooms in Greece.

A Controversial Infant Jesus Is Stolen From a Belgian Nativity Scene BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities are mystified over a brazen theft over the weekend from a Christmas Nativity scene of an icon ...