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.

An anti-Israel protest in New York City. Ilustrative.
Man cleaning the Byzantine-era mosaic in Nahariya, taken in 2022; file photo.

Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months

Members of the clergy take part in the yearly Christmas procession led by Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem outside the Church of the Nativityon December 24, 2025 in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say

Monastery of St. James, Jerusalem - the Armenian Quarter.

Six arrested after allegedly spitting, throwing rocks at Armenian church in Jerusalem's Old City


Vatican declares ‘Architect of God’ Antoni Gaudí venerable, advancing him towards sainthood

The acknowledgment of Gaudí's 'heroic virtues' comes before beatification, which requires a miracle attributed to him for sainthood.

 The Sagrada Familia cathedral in spring. Image: Mistervlad.

Islamist found guilty of targeting US churches in elaborate bomb scare network targeting Christians

Zimnako Salah was reportedly working on building a real IED as he placed fake bombs in churches.

View of a golden cross of a Christian church (illustration)

New archaeological evidence could confirm the Church of the Holy Sepulchre as Jesus' crucifixion

A team of researchers from Sapienza University of Rome discovered remains of a plant dated to the time of Jesus’ death in the spring of 33 CE.

 View of the main entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old City of Jerusalem.

Japanese court orders dissolution of 'Moonies’ church following Abe assassination investigation

 Japanese court orders dissolution of 'Moonies’ church following Abe assassination investigation.

Old Deutsche Marks treasure found under the charred remains of a small church

The Ost-West-Friedenskirche, a small Munich church, was destroyed by a fire in June 2023.

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Armenian genocide survivors in Syria face new threats, warns Jerusalem Church

Their churches, schools, and homes have come under fire in the ongoing civil war, and the fear of further displacement looms once again.

 Arch at Station 9 on Way of the Cross near Coptic Patriarchate in Old City of Jerusalem.

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.