The place of worship, carved into the rock near Temple Mount, is made up of eight rooms with an altar, a sacred standing ... Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or “high places.” ...

An ancient pagan worship place ... carved into the rock near Temple Mount and is made up of eight rooms with an altar, a sacred standing stone (massebah) and presses for olive oil and wine.

A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th-century candelabra, worth several thousand dollars. Video posted on ...

A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

A renowned sculptor unveiled a massive monument in Times Square on Wednesday to honor famed soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo on his 40th birthday — and his fans celebrated by chanting his ...

A video capturing the incident shows the individual jumping onto the altar, removing the altar cloth, and kicking six gold ...