The Hagia Sophia is a major historical monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Istanbul, Turkey. The sixth-century architectural masterpiece is famous for reflecting the various religious ...

Gli is a beautiful European shorthair with slightly crossed-eyes and an attitude of a royal. She has been living within the ...

Ever since the reversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, the Muslim call to prayer has been resounding from its minarets. Originally built as a Christian Orthodox church and serving that purpose ...

The grant opening of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the center of Orthodox Christianity for a millennium was held on December 27, 537 AD.

(RNS) — The Quran says that God’s name is extolled abundantly in churches, synagogues and mosques, which is reason enough to protect all such places of worship. But respect for others’ holy places ...

FILE PHOTO: Turkish police officers stand guard on the top of the Kariye (Chora) museum in Istanbul ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of ...

The Hagia Sophia is one of the most significant buildings in world history, located in Istanbul. It was originally ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally reconverted Istanbul's sixth-century iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open to Muslim worship, hours after a high court ...

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signed a decree converting Hagia Sophia, the former cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Istanbul, into a mosque. The presidential decree was signed within hours of a ...

The government of Syria plans to build a replica of Hagia Sophia, with support from Russia, as a protest against Turkey's decision to turn the famous former Byzantine cathedral back into a mosque.

ANKARA, Turkey — The Greek Orthodox Church of the United States said Tuesday it is petitioning United Nations experts to coerce Turkey into protecting Orthodox Christianity’s cultural heritage ...

ISTANBUL — The conversion of Istanbul's symbolic, shape-shifting Hagia Sophia edifice back into a mosque is being described as a victory for the conservative religious agenda of Turkish President ...