Herod the Great: Opens in Jerusalem

By Beata Andonia and Elisa Moed, TRAVELUJAH— For the first time ever, Herod the Great has become the subject of an extraordinary exhibition at the Israel Museum entitled “The Kings Final Journey”.  The exhibit, which opened to great fanfare yesterday, includes over 250 artifacts collected from the archaeological remains of several buildings and palaces constructed by…

The last Pope

By STEVE ELWART, K-HOUSE — Pope Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger) announced Monday that he will officially resign on February 28 of this year. When he does so, he will be the first pope to voluntarily leave the post since Pope Gregory XII in 1415. Speculations about possible cover-ups have already started, but Ratzinger has…