Politicians have been sneaking into religious art for centuries. The Byzantine emperor Justinian had himself depicted in a ...

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A century ago, Pope Pius XI granted a grand Minneapolis church the title of "basilica." It was the first church in the United States to receive the designation.

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Jetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan stupa, was once among the world’s largest structures — a vast and ancient brick-built engineering marvel born out of religious rivalry that has ...

Daytona's Basilica of St. Paul began in 1927 as St. Paul Catholic Church. The $250,000 church was the tallest building on the mainland until 1970.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics: A breakaway group attached ...

Italy's art-filled cities have no shortage of tourists, but they haven’t always been welcoming to visitors with visual impairments or other disabilities.