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Trinity Church Wall Street in New York, Houses of worship
Richard Upjohn, the architect, was a fan of Anglo-Catholic style as well as English Gothic architecture and worked these elements into the Trinity Church.
Inter-faiths group sought forgiveness for climate sins
A group of religion leaders held a repentance ceremony at the top of Parliament Hill overlooking London on Sunday.
World Cup 2022: Homosexuality denounced by World Cup ambassador from Qatar
Homosexuality has been denounced and described as a damage in the mind by an ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar.
Armenians cemetery in Isfahan
Based on available researches, the oldest graves in Julfa Armenians` cemetery dates back to 1551. The cemetery with 30 hectares’ area has more than 50 thousand graves.
Has Abu al-Hol closed his eyes?
Images of the Great Sphinx with closed eyes that were circulated in social media shocked many but made many laugh.
Houses of Worship: Wilshire Boulevard Temple
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple has expanded since opening to become the Erika J. Glazer Family Campus, consisting of an entire city block with a 55,000-square-foot pavilion, an early childhood center …
Replica of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque to Be Inaugurated in Indonesia Next Month
A smaller replica of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is set to be opened in Indonesia.
No Male Guardian Required to Accompany Women Hajj, Umrah Pilgrims Any More
A mahram is no longer required to accompany a woman who wishes to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj or Umrah from any part of the world.
Religious Tourism Around the World
Religious tourism is not a new concept. People have been traveling to religious sites for eons, but usually, this travel was restricted to people from the highest echelons of society.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа́ Спаси́теля, tr. Khram Khristá Spasítelya, IPA: ) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River,…