Church
US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests
Those efforts have now been joined by Slotkin, who is Jewish, and Cruz, who has often taken aim at antisemitism within the Republican coalition over the past year.
Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months
Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say
Six arrested after allegedly spitting, throwing rocks at Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City
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.
Syrian Christians attend Christmas mass for first time since fall of Assad
Christians in Syria remain unconvinced by HTS's al-Julani's assurances of safety and religious freedom.
Knidos to reopen its ancient Great Church
Knidos was home to notable figures such as Eudoxus, an esteemed astronomer, Sostratus, the architect behind the famed Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Pope meets Palestinian president to discuss Gaza's 'very serious' needs
Abbas said in a statement that he thanked the pope "for his positions in support of achieving a just peace in Palestine based on the two-state solution."
Just in time for Christmas? Sarcophagus possibly belonging to Saint Nicholas discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists assume the sarcophagus was covered by a layer of gravel and sand brought by a flood or tsunami.
