Egypt has ordered the closure of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the world's oldest continuously functioning ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world.

Almost 15 centuries after its foundation, the oldest Christian monastery in operation puts "lock" and even in a period of ...

During the Second Temple period, Shavuot also became synonymous with the bringing of bikkurim, the first ripened fruits of ...