The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign ...

(NewsNation) — Egypt is building a luxury resort at one of the most sacred religious sites in the world, Mount Sinai. The plan, known as the “Great Transfiguration Project,” was initiated by Egypt in ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man stands at St Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula. --/dpa St Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in ...

MOUNT ATHOS, Greece -- The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising from the rugged granite rock, its walls enclose a ...

Meeting on a possible forced closure of the world’s oldest continuously active Christian monastery, Greek and Egyptian officials last week stated the monastery and its monks would be protected but ...

Israeli archaeologists recently unearthed ancient gold at a former Christian monastery in the Judean Desert. The announcement was made by Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Vatican said in a statement Monday it considers the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Arlington “extinct” in the eyes of the church. The Vatican’s statement and Nov. 28 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — ...