More than a millennium after a man died in medieval Nubia and was buried at a monastery, researchers are learning about his devout faith for the first time. During excavations at Makurian Ghazali ...

Discover the rich history of Christian tattooing, from early Roman prisoners to present-day pilgrims in Jerusalem and Loreto. A fascinating tradition.

The side-eye glances and judgemental looks have been long associated with the art of tattooing; however, most of us are not aware that the practice has been around for more than 5,300 years ...

OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM – At least 30 British-Iraqi Christians crowd the basement of the St Mark’s Monastery of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Old City of Jerusalem, waiting in a long line ...