In the niche that is part of the altarpiece above the altar, an image of the Virgin Mary can be seen although without a doubt ...

The 17th-century Sainte-Ursule Chapel at the famous Sorbonne University is a silent, timeless witness to Paris’ Christian ...

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the ...

Some 50,000 people visit St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City daily. The 500-year-old structure, with its 448-foot-high dome, ...

In the late 14th century, a fire damaged the cathedral, and it has been repaired and modified ... Volunteers also found three ...

At a cathedral in York, England, expert stonemasons are combining cutting-edge technology with ancient technique to bring ...

For lovers of architecture, Notre Dame Cathedral is an important site. It’s one of the best-known Gothic cathedrals in the ...

No one knows who created the statues, which look similar to gargoyles and can be found across Ireland and the United Kingdom, or why they were created. Scholars believe the carving first appeared ...

[They] have torn down statues of our founders, desecrated our memorials.” A few days before Carter’s funeral, Hollerith takes me on a tour of the cathedral. If you want to humanize a massive ...

On Jan. 9, Carter’s casket arrived at the steps of the Washington National Cathedral ... Vader’s head to its 112 grotesques (think “gargoyle,” except that a gargoyle serves a function ...

On Jan. 9, Carter’s casket arrived at the steps of the Washington National Cathedral. It was draped in an American flag and borne by a special military honor guard. Before entering the towering ...

The statues, a gargoyle and a deerhound, are believed to have been taken between 16:20 and 16:30 GMT on 14 December. Each weighing about 120kg (264.5lb), the statues were situated at either side of ...