A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly 3,000 years — has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem. The place of worship, carved into the ...

An estimated two million people make pilgrimages to the site each year to visit the church and the shrine below, the Grotto, where Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have been born. But the region ...

A RELIGIOUS shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years. Carved into the rock on the east slope of the ...

The natural cave at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district was opened for devotees for Makar Sankranti celebrations on Tuesday (January 14, 2025 ...

During the visit, she wandered away from the tour group and unexpectedly came across the Shimogamo Shrine, which includes the Kawai Shrine, she said. The striking red color of the torii, a traditional ...

Syrian intelligence officials, operating under the country’s new de facto government, thwarted an attempt by ISIS to detonate a bomb at the Shiite shrine of Sayyida Zaynab in the Damascus suburb, ...

Syrian authorities have foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) fighters to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, state news agency SANA has reported. Intelligence and security forces ...

Players in vibrant traditional attire revived the ancient ball game of kemari as part of a New Year ritual at Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine.

As Clemson hoops hits its halfway point with a road clash against Louisville on Tuesday night (7 P.M. ESPNU), Brad Brownell joined the first of many ACC coaches calls. Brownell assessed where the ...

It is still played on January 4 every year at Shimogamo Shrine, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Eight players took turns kicking a deerskin ball to keep it in the air for as long as ...

14, 1975. Now, 50 years later, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, has begun its yearlong celebration honoring the anniversary of the saint’s canonization.