Though often overlooked, empathy rooted in a thoughtful value system can be a transformative force in the years ahead, says .

The final resting place of the cup of Christ is the ‘holy grail’ of religious tourism. But hundreds of sites claiming to be ...

Around 200 cups, in Europe alone, are said to be the Holy Grail. But what makes one cup holy - but not another?

Pete Hegseth, candidate for secretary of defense, should not be appointed due to his history of Islamaphobia and promotion of ...

This is the famous phrase that Pope Urban uttered to promote the Crusades against Islam that began in the 11th century and continued in the 12th and 13th centuries. I am a Christian, but I am not ...

But plot-and-berms were largely abandoned after the 12th century Crusader conquest. The method was adopted elsewhere, in the Middle Ages and again in the early 20th century, but not in Israel or many ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.

He claimed its sign of a bearded man with a turban “incites violence”. Pub names like the Saracen’s Head often date back to the 12th-century crusades and refer to Arabs or Muslims.

The steep cliffs of the Litani River cut through the landscape to the north, with the ruins of the 12th-century Crusader Beaufort Castle perched perilously above the flowing waters far below.