A recent letter writer wrote that he usually reads my column "with admiration and amusement." Huzzah--he's the one! But my ...

India, Oct. 22 -- The intersection of ancient religious texts and documented history has long captivated historians, ...

Former Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat argues that lasting victory requires convincing Israel’s enemies ...

Fact-checking former U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent remarks on Jewish land ownership and Israel’s moral standing.

When Pope Leo took heat from Donald Trump and the MAGA movement for denouncing the war in Iran earlier this year, much of his ...

Mattia Preti, “Pilate Washing His Hands,” 1663, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (photo: Public Domain) Brutal tyrant or reluctant judge? Pilate’s encounter with Christ exposes the cost of power, ...

When Emperor Theodosius died in 395 AD, the Roman Empire was divided and ruled by his two sons. From then on, there was never ...

Excavations in a Jerusalem neighborhood uncover an astonishing discovery dating back about 2,000 years: a long section of an aqueduct from the Hasmonean period.

Months earlier, Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro—who is currently locked in a tight race with the incumbent ...

Ein Call of Duty im alten Rom: Roman Wars sollte Julius Caesar, Schwerter, Katapulte und Kriegselefanten bieten. Offiziell wurde daraus nie ein Spiel – doch der damalige Entwickler hat seine ...

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the Israeli military should “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and repeat what it “did in Gaza”. Using a biblical term for the occupied West Bank, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if the U.S. meets certain conditions. Meanwhile, Iranian media outlets said the country's ...