Begijnhof is a secluded courtyard founded in the 14th century for the Beguines, a Catholic community of women who took vows ...

The forgotten frescoes, revealed after a 1979 arson attack, are now in need of more conservation.

Is there a greater testament to artistic endeavour than Florence? The Tuscan city positively brims with museums, galleries ...

The church has a bell turret which was probably part of the 1875 construction. The interior of the church is simple and stands in the grounds of an unusually fine 17th century manor house which is now ...

A bellringer has celebrated 75 years of bellringing at a church in Somerset. Edwin Quick recently celebrated his 90th birthday and 75 years of bellringing at St Giles Church in Thurloxton. He has rung ...

Beneath southern Poland, the Wieliczka Salt Mine has transformed from a medieval industrial powerhouse into a surreal ...

Lay-run St. Nicholas Tavelić network quietly forms 300-strong underground community of ex-Muslims seeking sacraments, catechesis and a truly Catholic home.

Frodsham packs a lot of history into a relatively small West Cheshire town. Main Street, its principal thoroughfare, is lined with trees planted for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

Now, 14 villages across France (including in the overseas territories) have been selected for the 2026 edition. The public ...

Bulgaria's Turkish community, descendants of Ottoman settlers, suffered severe persecution under the communist regime. Yet ...

Church has stood in Springfield, Missouri, for more than a century, but its congregation has molded the community well before ...