Church

A desecration: A church inside Birkenau is a violation of Holocaust memory - opinion

To honor the victims of Auschwitz, we cannot allow a church to stand where over a million Jews were killed.

A CROSS is seen in the German death camp Auschwitz II Birkenau.
A Ukrainian church in Connecticut advertised its 2026 Christmas vertep using a poster featuring a Jewish caricature that has drawn criticism as antisemitic.

NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'

Encouraging Christian communities to reflect. The main Solidarity Sunday event in Buffalo, New York.

More than 600 churches worldwide stand with Israel ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care - opinon


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.

 Inside St. Mary’s Church at Lubeck old town, northern Germany. (illustrative)

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.

 Hidden frescoes, sculptures revealed in Athens' medieval Saints Theodoros Church.

Ancient Pirot church houses unique White Angel, with gouged out eyes

Only three White Angel frescoes remain in Serbia, including in this small church.

 White Angel or Myrrhbearers on Christ's Grave, Mileseva monastery circa 1230 CE.

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.

 Graves of ‘Eaves children’ found surrounding lost medieval Church of St. Godehard.

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.

 'Lost and Found': Mystery monkey figurine found under medieval St. Mary's Church in Germany.

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.

 ISIS training center in Christian church, Iraq.

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.

 Dr Federica Gigante examining the fresco in the Church of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara, Italy.

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.

 Historic first: Psychologist nun Simona Brambilla appointed as Vatican's first female prefect. Illustration.

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.

 Conservators uncover hidden 18th-century painted angels at Boston's Old North Church.