Soar over the magnificent Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, in this awe-inspiring aerial journey. This stunning drone footage ...

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

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 ...

Heavy truck and machinery inside Hagia Sophia’s interior spark outcry amid fears of damage during restoration.

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

Leo undertook the tour "in a spirit of reflection and listening, with deep respect for the place and for the faith of those ...

Pope Leo XIV tours Istanbul's Blue Mosque but declines to pray, surprising Vatican officials who had to correct official ...

How Pope Leo XIV's visit to Nicaea recalls centuries of Muslim-Christian respect (RNS) — The stories of holy encounter in ...

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

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of ...

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