Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient world. Alamy Chronicle's illustration of "Joshua at Jericho." Jericho's ...
The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...
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 ...
A short beginner's guide to simple words and greetings you can use around February 1 when Irish communities celebrate St.
The English language is full of words that seem overstuffed with unnecessary letters, feel like they should be spelled a different way, or just don't make sense. Here are some of our favorites, ...
This is the seventh of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the sixth of seven short vowel programmes in our series of videos that explore ...
Meet Jill Thompson, a blind Benedictine oblate who serves as a lector at St. Scholastica Monastery. She shares sacred texts with devotion and grace.