(RNS) — An 800-year-old puzzle about a set of 13th-century floor tiles has added to historians’ thinking about the relationship of Europeans and Arabs at the time of the Crusades. Amanda Luyster, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Karim Sulayman, Raha Mirzadegan, Coral Dolphin and John Taylor Ward perform in Unholy Wars in Charleston, S.C., in May. Classical singer Karim Sulayman adores Western European music from the 16th and ...

Relating to the military expeditions undertaken primarily by the Church and European Christians through the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to reclaim the Holy Land, the Crusades mark a chapter in ...