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Plaques installed in April 2026 inside the Cathedral of St. Michael in Brussels explain and apologize for the antisemitic violence depicted in the stained glass windows. (Courtesy of Flora Cassen)
May 7, 2026, 3:08 am
Brussels cathedral installs plaques apologizing for medieval pogrom depicted in its stained glass
Archbishop ‘asks forgiveness from the Jewish people for the suffering’ caused by 14th century claim that the city’s Jews desecrated communion wafers
By Grace Gilson
A view of the damage to the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, after an Israeli tank shell hit the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
July 17, 2025, 4:32 pm
Three killed in strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church; Israel conveys ‘deep sorrow’
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem says several hurt at Holy Family Church including parish priest; Pope Leo expresses sadness; Italy condemns ‘unacceptable’ attacks on civilians
By Lazar Berman, Emanuel Fabian, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Prof. Jacob Ashkenazi from the Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee as he cleans an inscription found in Horvat Hesheq, between Carmiel and Maalot, in 2018. (Prof. Jacob Ashkenazi)
April 20, 2025, 9:02 am
In early Christian Holy Land, private churches rose as acts of faith — and displays of power
During 4th-7th century CE, new research shows, Christian elites built numerous private churches, while Jewish donors appeared to pool their resources in a communal synagogue
By Rossella Tercatin
A 'preliminary reconstruction' showing the ancient church discovered at Artaxata, in an image released on October 11, 2024. (courtesy Armenian-German Artaxata Project)
October 22, 2024, 10:42 am
Remains of one of the oldest churches in the world discovered in Armenia
Octagonal-shaped structure dates from the mid-4th century CE, not long after the Kingdom of Armenia is thought to have become the first Christian kingdom
By Gavriel Fiske
The reconstructed Garrison Church in Potsdam, Germany (CC BY-SA 4.0 Raimond Spekking & Elke Wetzig/ wikimedia)
August 22, 2024, 5:27 pm
Germany opens reconstructed 18th-century church where Hitler cemented grip on power
‘This place challenges us’ to confront checkered past, says German president, amid protest outside inauguration of Potsdam’s Garrison Church, which communist East Germany destroyed
By Geir Moulson
New South Wales police guard the perimeter of the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney's western suburb of Wakeley after several people were stabbed in the church premises, on April 15, 2024 (David Gray/AFP)
April 15, 2024, 5:28 pm
Four injured in stabbing attack at Assyrian church in Australia, man arrested
Incident occurs during live-streamed service in Sydney suburb central to small Christian community that fled war in Iraq and Syria; second stabbing to rock city in days
By Agencies
Christian pilgrims hold candles as they gather during the ceremony of the Holy Fire at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, on April 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 1, 2023, 12:43 am
Jerusalem churches appeal to government to safeguard Easter worship after attacks
Christian leaders lament that some of their churches, funeral processions and gathering sites have been targeted and that attendance at some ceremonies was limited by authorities
By AFP
The stained-glass window at the front of the St. Peter's by the Sea Espicopal church in downtown Sitka, Alaska, features a star of David in its center. (Dan Fellner/ JTA)
August 30, 2022, 4:20 am
Why does a 120-year-old church in Alaska have a prominent Star of David window?
Locals only have theories about how a seemingly out-of-place icon in the remote town of Sitka got there, but one thing is certain: The beloved landmark spurs conversation
By dan fellner
View of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with its six spires in Kensington, Maryland, near Washington, DC, on April 18, 2022. (Eva Hambach/AFP)
April 19, 2022, 6:53 pm
After nearly half a century, Washington Mormon Temple reopens to the public
The pristine white spired structure, one of the US capital’s most mysterious buildings, is usually only open to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
By Ines Bel Aiba
Bishop Glenn Plummer, the Pentacostal minister who moved to Israel during the pandemic, is interviewed by correspondent Lazar Berman for the December 17, 2021 episode of Times Will Tell (Courtesy Bishop Plummer)
December 17, 2021, 2:09 pm
Podcast: Pentacostal minister talks God, Christianity and his place in Israel
Christian Affairs correspondent Lazar Berman hosts Bishop Glenn Plummer, the Pentacostal bishop who moved to Israel during the pandemic
By ToI Staff
White supremacist Dylann Roof enters the court room at the Charleston County Judicial Center to enter his guilty plea on murder charges in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 10, 2017. (Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP)
August 25, 2021, 10:00 pm
Charleston church shooter’s death sentence upheld
Federal appeals court says Dylann Roof’s 2015 slaying of 9 black worshipers qualifies him for the ‘harshest penalty that a just society can impose’
By MEG KINNARD and Denise Lavoie
Armed police patrol outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
July 13, 2020, 4:14 am
Hagia Sophia the focus of latest Muslim-Christian tussle over holy sites
From Spain to Syria, churches have been converted into mosques, and vice versa, as control over the sites has shifted over the centuries
By Haro Chakmakjian
Illustrative: US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, May 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
May 22, 2020, 9:42 pm
Trump calls on synagogues, churches and mosques to reopen this weekend
US president says he’s deemed places of worship ‘essential,’ and threatens to ‘override’ governors who do not let them open
By Agencies
Illustrative: Jewish men pray at a synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, Gush Etzion, May 20, 2020. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
May 20, 2020, 11:20 am
Back to shul: Worshipers return to houses of prayer for first time in 2 months
Synagogues, mosques and churches reopen under strict distancing and hygiene requirements; Western Wall foundation announces raffle for entry permits during Shavuot
By ToI Staff
Jewish men pray while social distancing outside a closed synagogue in the coastal city of Netanya, April 23, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
May 20, 2020, 2:27 am
Amid mounting pressure, ministers OK opening of houses of worship from Wednesday
Synagogues, mosques and churches allowed to operate at 50% capacity with worshipers keeping at least 2 meters apart and wearing masks
By ToI Staff
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