The Hagia Sophia is one of the most astonishing buildings ever constructed, standing at the crossroads of empires, religions, and centuries. Built in the 6th century, it served as the heart of the ...

Pope Leo XIV is breaking with decades of papal tradition during his current trip to Turkey by choosing not to visit the Hagia ...

Authorities say the construction machinery is operating on a specially designed platform, not directly on Hagia Sophia’s ...

You’ve heard about Hagia Sophia’s famous dome. But what about the miraculous column, the Viking graffiti, and the portrait of Byzantium’s worst emperor?

Images of heavy vehicles inside Hagia Sophia have caused concern. The response of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture.

(RNS) — The stories of holy encounter in İznik and across Türkiye need to be told more often.

Pope Leo’s remarks were sincere but overly safe. He spoke about compassion, unity despite differing beliefs, and the values ...

The East–West Schism that occurred in 1054 represents one of the most significant, and tragic, events in the history of ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque. The head of Turkey’s Diyanet religious affairs directorate showed Leo the ...

Pope Leo XIV is visiting Istanbul’s Blue Mosque. The Vatican said Leo would observe a “brief minute of silent prayer" but it ...

The symbolic temple of Byzantine tradition is at the mercy of micro-political and geopolitical designs, from its conversion ...