It had been a particularly long day for us all, having left our cosy hotel on the Asian (or Anatolian) side of Istanbul in ...

The Fourth Crusade left three terrible legacies: a deepening religious split between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...

The hotel’s central location on the Golden Horn—the serene harbor separating Istanbul’s Old Town and new districts—puts most ...

Twelve Churches succeeds in its ambitious goal of revealing Christianity's global complexity through architecture and human ...

Architecture tells the story of a city, its history, culture, and vision for the future. For those of us who find beauty in ...

From the many intriguing details in Mahar Mangahas’ recent column here on the Roman census during the first Christmas (see “The first Christmas census,” 12/20/25), I picked out a reference to ...

This country straddles between Europe and Asia, and offers a delightful mix of cultures, histories, and landscapes. Its ...

1949 – Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is found lying unconscious in an alley in Hollywood, CA. The great Old ...

Experts say that the evolution of mosque architecture in Türkiye has been shaped over centuries by geography, aesthetic ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the first recorded Christmas celebration, the death of Amazing ...

Any kid can tell you where Santa Claus is from—the North Pole. But his historical journey is even longer and more fantastic than his annual, one-night circumnavigation of the globe. The progenitor of ...