EXETER, ENGLAND—Excavations in the choir area at Exeter Cathedral led by cathedral archaeologist John Allan have uncovered foundations of a Christian high altar dated to the early twelfth century, ...

As people in France and Catholics worldwide reflect on the destruction by fire of Notre Dame Cathedral, many have taken solace in the fact that the cross above the altar of the medieval church in ...

Excavations at Exeter Cathedral in England have uncovered the original foundations of the church’s 12th-century high altar, a medieval crypt and the empty tombs of two bishops, marking “the most ...

This impossibly intricate cathedral hosts a number of divine relics and tombs, including the Shrine of the Three Kings, a gold reliquary said to hold the bones of the Magi, and the tombs of medieval ...

Few architectural styles are more visually striking than Gothic cathedrals. Due to their elaborate design and extraordinary construction, they aren’t exactly commonplace, but across Europe there are ...

HARTFORD, Connecticut — At the dedication of the reconstructed Cathedral of St. Joseph in 1962, a Catholic dignitary extolled monumental churches as “an expression of that awe and reverence which ...

Left to right: Justin Campbell, Sister Sharin’s Stoned from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Joseph Lymous, Alana Whitman, “Mel,” and Emma Wheylin (all photos Isabella Segalovich/Hyperallergic) ...