Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

The International Calligraphy Festival stands out for its depth and purpose. It is not about spectacle; it’s about substance. It brings attention back to something ancient yet urgent -- the beauty of ...

From lectures by Stephen Hawking to the letters of British politician Neil Kinnock – it's a race against time to save the ...

In Taiwan they call @ "little mouse". It's "strudel" in Hebrew, "dog" in Russian and "monkey's tail" in Dutch. The @ sign is ...

Dave Rudin GRD ’85 has become a fixture on the sidelines, frequently photographing multiple Yale sports teams.

Throughout history, our faith traditions have spoken truth to power. Today, we write as religious leaders united in a simple ...

Colin — This Gaelic name means "young pup" or "whelp." It also has Old French meanings of "victory of the people" as a diminutive of Nicholas. Cam — In Celtic traditions, this name means "bent" or ...

The Holy See’s library includes millions of theologically significant texts from the Catholic Church and other religions.

Synonyms to quirk include trait, characteristic, mannerism, peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, and habit.

On Tuesday, the Feast of St Jerome, I used the occasion to highlight what I see as one of the great hinges of Christian ...

The Greek influence on Egyptian-Coptic transformed Egypt’s native language through loanwords, verb changes, and dialectal ...

Archaeologists have uncovered Aramaic inscriptions at the ancient city of Zernaki Tepe, Turkey, written in the language once ...