Stained glass is a highlight of English cathedrals, with many windows dating to medieval times. Tourists admire famous examples like York Cathedral’s Rose Window, St. George’s Chapel’s West Window in ...

In many parts of England, cathedrals face a financial crisis: they are expensive to maintain, often need renovations and are almost entirely self-funded – which means they are under constant pressure ...

Constructed during the first half of the 12th century, the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris survived the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, both World Wars and became UNESCO World Heritage site ...

FROM CERTAIN spots in the north of England, you can half-close your eyes and imagine yourself in a medieval theocracy, where pilgrimage routes, mighty monasteries and the tombs of saints define the ...

The other day several of us were bothered by the fact that the medieval Peterborough Cathedral in England now rents out its nave for social functions, most recently an insurance company dinner. It ...

A team of 11 specialists works on pieces such as finials, tracery and the weird figures called grotesques. A team of 11 specialists works on pieces such as finials, tracery and the weird figures ...

ON A rain-drenched summer morning Rochester Cathedral is an ideal place to take shelter, and then enter another world. It is perhaps the finest surviving example of the thrilling Norman architecture ...

(RNS) — A controversial exhibition of graffiti art opening Friday (Oct. 17) at one of Britain’s most famous medieval cathedrals has already attracted the ire of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and ...

Life in many medieval towns revolved around constructing a cathedral, a massive undertaking that took generations of work by everyone from artists and architects to prisoners of war. Work in ...

Ongoing excavations at Exeter Cathedral in England reveal a possible medieval crypt, empty tombs and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...