Excavations of a series of medieval churches in central Sudan have revealed a treasure trove of art, including a European-influenced work, along with evidence of journeys undertaken by travelers from ...

Who ponders pilgrimage? Certainly researchers do, especially if they've hit the trails themselves. They come from fields as varied as religious studies and kinesiology, art history and dance, medieval ...

German coat of arms, Hall of the Last Supper, Jerusalem JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—According to a news release issued by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, an international research team used advanced ...

Since the Middle Ages, a great number of ancient roads throughout Europe have led to Santiago de Compostela (St. James of Compostela) — a shrine in Spain dedicated to St. James the Apostle and the ...

Standing on the main square of Santiago de Compostela, I share the joy of pilgrims who’ve completed the Camino de Santiago (or Way of St. James). With sunburned faces and frayed walking sticks, they ...

In a British cemetery dating back to the Norman Conquest, archaeologists have found a high number of skeletons affected by leprosy. One particular young man, though, was discovered with a pierced ...

A historian weighs in on how the medieval tradition can shape the days leading up to Easter. One of my pet peeves is receiving an email during the latter part of Lent with the sign-off “Happy Easter!” ...