Fans of the literary saga A Song of Ice and Fire (or its television adaptation, Game of Thrones) will remember that “Valyrian ...

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

What is one to make of only the second Catholic vice president in U.S. history lashing out at his own bishops?

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Joseph Yacoub, a specialist in Eastern Christians, examines Syria’s historical identity, highlighting its neglected Christian ...

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The longer I live, the more I find that life is filled with times of transformation that call us to conversion.

Religious leaders gather to hear the vice president articulate the Trump administration’s policy on religious freedom ...

The father of an old, estranged fiancé of mine once asked me why I raised our daughters Catholic. The implication was that ...

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...