Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

as well as the accouterments that go along with it, such as the menorah, the showbread, the altar, and the priestly ... the oil and incense prepared, the clothing sewed, it comes time to actually ...

Mesmerizing colored patterns scroll across the wood beams overhead; the temple ... of incense and makes two circuits around the room before placing the smoldering wand on a small altar.

David constructed a sacrificial altar. According to the Second Book of Kings and the First Book of Chronicles, David’s son, Solomon, built the First Temple (later known as the Beit Hamikdash ...

A newly discovered altar buried near the center of the ancient Maya city of Tikal is providing fresh insight into the ...

Nearly all of the institute’s U.S.-based staff members were fired and asked to sign a separation agreement, according to notices reviewed by The Times. By Aishvarya Kavi Reporting from ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

In the clip, Yash, dressed in a grey shawl, prayed with folded hands. He performed the rituals as instructed by the temple priests. The actor participated in the early morning Bhasmarti ...

The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization’s ...

U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican, carries incense next to the coffin of Francis inside St. Peter’s Basilica.

Employees at the United States Institute of Peace received termination letters Friday evening as the Trump administration continues to reimagine the role of the US abroad and dramatically ...

Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s navigation bar. WASHINGTON (AP) — Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by ...