The Ark of the Covenant was trending on Google on Thursday morning, and it’s not because there’s a new Indiana Jones movie on the way. The sacred object is in the news because a CIA document ...

First mentioned in the Book of Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant is described as a “two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high” box made from acacia wood.

Paul Raffaele Abba Haile Mikael surrounds the bronze dish the monks at Tana Kirkos claim was stolen by Menelek from the Temple at Jerusalem, along with the ark of the covenant. Paul Raffaele This ...