That history, and what Roberts and Kirby and their teams learned when they opened up the temple for the seismic upgrade, ...

The church, baptistry, basilicas, public buildings, streets, monasteries, houses and workshops in this early Christian holy city were built over the tomb of the martyr Menas of Alexandria, who died in ...

Wondering whether the Florence Duomo climb is worth it? On my third visit to Florence, I finally decided to go for it. But ...

The church was targeted by an arsonist last summer. Now the congregation is planning to tear down the charred building and ...

The renovated temple will have a second baptistry, making it one of the first in the church to have two. It also will have 22 sealing rooms instead of 13, increasing the capacity for marriages by 60%.

Local artist Sedrick Huckaby’s portrait, “Mr. Thomas, Please Come Up Higher to Sit,” was unveiled at Broadway Baptist Church.

The original 12 cast-iron oxen from the baptistry are being restored and will be used in one of the two baptistries. Some of the bigger changes in the temple were made to strengthen and reinforce ...

The order below is based on my favorites from the many times we have visited the city. The piazza hosts the Duomo Cathedral, Baptistry of St. John and many artistic landmarks, museums and restaurants.

Picture: The Reverend Canon Camellia Flanagan, Nationals MP Richie Williamson, and The Very Reverend Naomi Cooke, Dean of ...

“And, two, was to do all we could to potentially double the capacity of the temple, which we did of course in the baptistry” with a second font. “We’ve done more than double the number of ...