Church
Lawmakers, faith groups urge passage of Right to Worship Act on Capitol Hill
The Right to Worship Act would create 100-foot buffer zones around religious sites, making it illegal to threaten, intimidate or disrupt people attending services.
Russia sends recently discovered bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
Seven arrested in Jerusalem on suspicion of spitting at Armenian church, vandalizing Muslim graves
Israeli man arrested for smashing crosses, statues in Jaffa's St. Anthony's Church
Archaeologists discover remains of 12th century Romanesque basilica under Lubeck church
Find provides unique insight into the early history of the church, confirming previous architectural assumptions about its construction.
Hidden frescoes and sculptures found in Athens' Saints Theodoros Church
The historic Church of Saints Theodoros, an emblematic 11th-century monument in the center of Athens, was officially inaugurated following its extensive restoration.
Ancient Pirot church houses unique White Angel, with gouged out eyes
Only three White Angel frescoes remain in Serbia, including in this small church.
Graves of ‘Eaves children’ found surrounding lost medieval Church of St. Godehard
As archaeologists began excavations at the site, they unearthed at least 30 graves of infants and young children, including newborns, buried outside the church's sanctuary and in mass graves.
Sacred real estate: Resolving the church land saga in Jerusalem - opinion
If every time someone purchases land from a Christian denomination, the state will rush in and expropriate that land, no one will want to purchase land from the various churches anymore.
'Lost and Found': Mystery monkey figurine found under medieval St. Mary's Church in Germany
In Christian medieval iconography, monkeys are often associated with human vices, particularly lust, laziness, and pride, and are frequently depicted in satirical scenes imitating human activities.
Mosul's historic churches rise again after IS destruction
"It's as if history is back, as if the identity of the city is back," UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
The fresco is thought to be the only surviving depiction of an Islamic tent in a medieval church.
Historic first: Psychologist nun Simona Brambilla appointed as Vatican's first female prefect
Women are still excluded from ordination as priests, and discussions about female ordination continue to create divisions within the Church.
Conservators uncover hidden 18th-century painted angels at Boston's Old North Church
The painted angels, which have childlike faces and wings, were a distinctive feature of the Old North Church when they were completed around 1730.
