The family of Mattathias became known as the Maccabees, from the Hebrew word for “hammer,” because they were said to strike hammer blows against their enemies. The name Hasmoneans refers to the ...

A sapling grown from the seed of a tree that survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima has been planted at Cornwall Council’s ...

A piece of gum chewed by a prehistoric teenage girl has been discovered in Estonia. According to Yonhap News on the 23rd ...

But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t know: Legend has it they were first invented by a choir master to keep choir boys occupied ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

Archaeologists working in a Polish lake have uncovered a hidden cache of early medieval weapons, a discovery that turns a quiet stretch of water into a rare window on power, faith, and conflict. The ...

Mrs Hitchens remembers - as I had forgotten - that I was in almost complete despair over the Covid panic after about two ...

The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the ...

Roy Søreng, a local metal detectorist, found a Viking Age brooch in Norwegian soil. When he called archaeologists to the site, they found much more than what they were expecting. The archaeologists ...

Beyond doctrine, Leo XIV insists that the Creed must shape Christian life. Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians to move ...

Some parishioners morphed into willing Protestants; defiant Catholics – recusants – refused to attend services; other ...