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Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old synagogue within the Yehudiya Nature Reserve in Golan Heights. The area was originally part of the Syrian village of Yehudiya, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967. Since that point, the village has been abandoned but hinted at the existence of artifacts from ancient days. “The abandoned Syrian village is…

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An ancient Assyrian inscription discovered near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is giving some big clues about communications between the ancient kings of Judah and the outside world. The inscription was found on a 2,700-year-old pottery fragment inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform. The shard measures about 2.5 centimeters and was deciphered by Dr. Filip Vukosavović, Dr.…

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A recent survey is further highlighting the growing disparities of faith amongst Gen Z men and women. While a recent study from Barna’s State of the Church initiative revealed that men are now attending church at higher rates than women for the first time in decades, another report from Barna is showing that nearly 40%…

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Pope Leo XIV has created seven new saints, including a one-time satanist priest who reconverted to Christianity, at a canonization mass in St Peter’s Square. Huge portraits of the seven, who included a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide, a Venezuelan “doctor of the poor”, and three nuns…

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When it comes to giving, the Bible says, “God loves a cheerful giver.” However, one Detroit pastor is under fire after publicly scolding a church member who tried to donate $1,200 instead of the $2,000 he requested during a fundraising event. Bishop Marvin Winans, founder and pastor of Perfecting Church in Detroit, sparked outrage after…

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