The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the future of St Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, one of the world’s oldest sites of Christian worship ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the future of St Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship ...

A large-scale Israeli assault on the city in northern Gaza could push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians southward toward Egypt’s border. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem Israel’s plan to ...

At Esfigmenou, a group of Old Calendarist monks, not recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate or other Mount Athos monasteries, remain entrenched in the historic monastery, creating an ongoing ...

The Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Assiut holds special significance: It is considered to be the final stop of the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt. Celebrations for the feast of the Virgin Mary, ...

In the sixth century, Christian monks built St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The monastery is believed to be located at the very place where God appeared to Moses via a burning ...

Greece received assurances from Egypt on the preservation of the current status of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai during the visit of Egypt’s Foreign Minister to Athens on Wednesday. Foreign ...

MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) -- There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on a tiny piece of paper and placed atop an icon of St. George in the ...

LONDON (Morning Star News) – 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 ...

A ruling by an Egyptian court transferring ownership of one of the world's oldest monasteries to the state has provoked global condemnation from Christian leaders and advocacy groups urging foreign ...

(ANALYSIS) Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, has been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine’s Monastery be taken ...