One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth century, and with a history surrounded in myth, legend and controversy, it ...

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Borisov connects the Great Pyramid to the biblical Tree of Life through simulations showing luminous phenomena.

This year I would like to offer you my best wishes from another special place: Tabgha, which is located on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, not far from Capernaum, the Mount of the Beatitudes and ...

On Good Friday, the universal Church unites for the traditional Good Friday Collection to support the work of the Franciscans dedicated to supporting and preserving the Christian community and ...

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JERUSALEM — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Flames illuminated the Church of the Holy ...

It has also ignited safety concerns. In 1834 a frenzied stampede broke out in the darkened church, and the ruler of the Holy Land at the time barely escaped after his guards drew swords and ...

Despite the ongoing war in Gaza and heightened tensions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, both Catholic and Orthodox Christians in the Holy Land are resolved to observe Easter, albeit under challenging ...