This story appears in the December 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine ... more often in the Koran than “Mary” does in the Bible. In the New Testament Mary speaks only four times ...

Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch had the help of 12 other Catholic biblical scholars to gather and compose the commentary on the ...

Travelers will soon be able to explore new destinations with exciting additions to National Geographic Expeditions for 2025 and 2026. If you’re looking to explore the globe in a whole new way ...

MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippines approaches its 2025 national elections, a majority of Filipinos express that the Bible should play a significant role in shaping national laws ...

Peter Gwin is an editor at large for National Geographic and cohost of the award-winning podcast Overheard. He began as a staff writer for the magazine in 2003, and has contributed stories from an ...

National Geographic was founded in 1888 by a group of visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change. With offices around the world and headquarters in Washington ...

Like he did in 2017, Trump was sworn in using the Lincoln Bible and another Bible that belonged to his mother. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC ...

(Morry Gash – Pool/Getty Images) The U.S. Constitution does not stipulate that a president-to-be place his or her hand on a Bible when taking the Oath, because each president who recites this ...

Did God say not to eat of any of the trees?” When the woman correctly states what God commanded, the devil then proceeds to sow motivational doubts. Did God impose that prohibition because it is ...

The Jews divided their sacred books into sections. The chapter division, as found in the Bible today, dates from the thirteenth century and is the work of Stephen Langton, professor at the ...

The visually impaired community in Busoga now has access to the Bible in their local language, thanks to the launch of the Lusoga Braille Bible. The initiative, spearheaded by the Bible Society of ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. I’ve come back to check on a baby. Just after dusk I’m in a car lumbering down a muddy road in the rain, past rows of ...