One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Turkey has embarked on a restoration project aimed at preserving the Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's landmarks. The Turkish ...

The architectural genius of this place of worship — which was built as a church in 537CE before ... Under the Byzantines, Hagia Sophia became the hub of Orthodox Christianity and the last ...

The Hagia Sophia mosaics are unique and represent the ultimate example of Byzantine craftsmanship. They are the only surviving examples of Byzantine mosaics from such a lengthy time period. They cover ...

ESTONIAN legislators have voted, by 60 to 13, to amend the Church and Congregations Act, making it mandatory for the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church ... The Estonian Interior Minister, Igor Taro, ...

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Pope’s efforts at peacemaking through religious diplomacy have drawn significant attention in Ukraine, not least from the Primate of Ukraine’s newly ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

The current makeover is the first time the site will undergo a "global restoration", including the dome, walls and minarets ...

making it the largest Christian church, according to the figure provided by baptized Catholics. The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is one of the three main ...