We accidentally discovered a 500-year-old church in rural France—and it’s completely abandoned, yet filled with original medieval art. Built in 1549 and untouched for over 50 years, the church ...

The monastery of Casamari in Italy was built in the 11th century on the foundations of a temple dedicated to Ceres, the Greek ...

Religious sites in France aren’t just places of worship—they’re architectural and cultural icons, filled with centuries-old artistry and history. From grand cathedrals to intimate chapels, each site ...

TEETERING on the Herefordshire and Welsh border, Eardisley is a charming village and a fine example of what the county has to offer.

TEETERING on the Herefordshire and Welsh border, Eardisley is a charming village and a fine example of what the county has to ...

The names on its windowsill plaques are of Kingston’s foundational black families. Its baptismal font was given in memory of George Henry Sharpe, a general whose pioneering intel gathering greatly ...

Investigators in Tennessee say a fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Whether it is black — meaning the ... in the 2005 conclave that gave the Church Pope Benedict XVI, a second, more modern stove was also used. Historically, the white smoke was created by burning ...

Using smoke to communicate to the public whether a new pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church ... of the smoke — white (positive) and black (negative ...

Before hitting the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, several stars made a first stop at Bemelmans Bar, where they took a moment to reflect on the significance of the evening’s theme.

In the United States, the Black church emerged as a response to enslavement and as a powerful indictment of White Christian nationalism. The Black church sheltered fugitives, fed the hungry, educated ...

On Sundays, Manor resident Ardtria Griffin wakes before dawn to pray, put on her black or red usher’s uniform and make the long drive to her church in ... in an austere Gothic Revival temple ...