A 16-year-old boy armed with a gun was blocked from entering a packed church service in Louisiana on Saturday, after ...

Erdogan converted renowned Hagia Sophia into mosque in 2020 Ancient Chora contains highly prized mosaics Visitors' views on conversion decision mixed ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Turkey has opened ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Hundreds of worshippers filled the narrow streets of Istanbul’s Fatih district on Friday to hear the sounds of Friday prayers ringing out from the newly inaugurated Kariye ...

Kariye, the former Byzantine Church of St. Savior in Chora, located in the Fatih district of Istanbul and converted back into a mosque by presidential decree on Aug. 21, 2020, was reopened for ...

A Pennsylvania pastor's sermon was interrupted Sunday when an armed man pulled out his gun during church service and tried shooting him. A livestream of the service at Jesus' Dwelling Place Church ...

Chora is one of the most splendid examples of Byzantine art with preserved mosaics and frescoes. Public Domain Following the conversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque, Turkey turned the iconic Chora ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize ...