An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing two people and wounding several others, including the parish priest, according to church ...

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which also has a church in Gaza that previously sustained damage from Israeli strikes, said the Holy Family Church was sheltering 600 displaced people, ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after an Israeli air strike killed three people at a Catholic church in the enclave that Pope Francis used to call every night for updates on ...

The Acropolis of Athens, the embodiment of Athenian power, birthplace of democracy, and cornerstone of Western civilisation, was recently closed to tourists owing to a deadly heatwave across parts of ...

The cult of the ancient Greek goddess Athena allowed certain Athenian women liberties that extended beyond the roles of ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

A birthday cake had lit candles around it, with each candle representing a year of the celebrant’s life. The celebrant blows ...