Kabbalah intertwines with Greek philosophy, from Neoplatonism to Pythagorean symbols, shaping Jewish mystical thought.

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While their lives and legacies differ significantly, scholars argue that Alexander the Great set the stage for Jesus's ...

Turkey has embarked on a restoration project aimed at preserving the Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's landmarks. The Turkish ...

In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people ...

Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch described Pope Francis as a bearer of a lofty Christian mission, noting that his ...

This week, our columnist Martin Steffens reflects on the humble, breakable bread Christians share during the Eucharist. When Jesus became bread on the night of the Last Supper, he transformed even the ...

Pope Francis, 88, died Monday morning at the Vatican. Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell was seen sealing the door to ...

A person of big ideas and an even bigger humanistic imagination," Obeyesekere joined Princeton’s faculty in 1980 and ...

Here are some of the key words and phrases that will be used throughout the interregnum, especially the conclave to elect the ...