a congressional charter authorized a cathedral dedicated to religion, education and charity. Construction in the gothic style began in 1907 atop Mount St. Alban, the highest peak in the city, when ...

Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...

Rings, medallions, crowns, plaques, and a scepter were hastily gathered and stashed in a crypt in the Vilnius Cathedral, where they would remain hidden for nearly nine decades. But no more.

"It is a little part of our city journey and it is important we stay with it to ensure it is protected for the future," he said. The cathedral invited members of the council, local businesses and ...

Ghana's government will investigate controversial plans to build a $400m (£330m) national cathedral, new President John Mahama has said. Pressure has been mounting on authorities to drop the ...

Peterborough Cathedral said it needed to raise £300,000 by the end of March to stay open seven days a week A city cathedral said it might have to start charging visitors to keep it running ...

In a remarkable revelation, the treasure of Vilnius Cathedral in Lithuania has resurfaced after being lost since the outbreak of World War II in 1939. According to a press release from Go Vilnius ...

A view of the cathedral in the Cantal area of France whose ... Cracking a Vast Art Fraud: In a remote Canadian city, a hardened detective and an angry rock star brought down two criminal rings ...

Aiste Karpyte In the crypts of a Lithuanian cathedral, researchers have discovered ... symbols of Vilnius as the capital city and magnificent works of goldsmithing and jewelry,” says Grušas.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Washington National Cathedral has been an integral part of life in D.C. and a center of faith for decades. The cathedral describes itself as “a house of prayer for all ...

Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including ... signs of Vilnius as the capital city, and magnificent works of goldsmithing ...