Fortress, sculpture or place of worship? A tour of Scotland’s modernist churches – in pictures | Art and design
St John Ogilvie’s Roman Catholic church, Edinburgh (1970)Sir Frank Mears & Partners were appointed as architects to design…
A show in the Paderborn Cathedral featured raw chickens with the German president in the audience
BERLIN (AP) — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked…
Hate crime figures in Greater Manchester remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
Hate crime figures for Greater Manchester show that the area still hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, or recovered…
Time travel ‘evidence’ as iPhone spotted in 1882 painting of Robert Burns
A painting of Robert Burns and ‘Highland Mary’ has caused a stir among social media users after some…
US-German citizen is charged with trying to attack US Embassy in Tel Aviv
NEW YORK (AP) — A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel…
Leaked Muslim Brotherhood report criticized as ‘alarmist’ by academics and civil society – POLITICO
The report puts forward several pieces of purported evidence, though links to the Islamist group are not always…
Muslim Brotherhood-linked groups tried to influence EU: report – POLITICO
France has in recent days gone to great lengths to protect its secular nature. Earlier this week, France’s…
Pope Leo XIV and JD Vance meet ahead of US-led diplomatic flurry to reach ceasefire in Ukraine
ROME (AP) — Two high-profile Catholics, Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, met Monday ahead…
Vatican could be a venue for Russia-Ukraine talks, Rubio says
ROME (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that the Vatican could be a venue…
Stunning Scottish isle is only place in Britain where prehistoric mummies have been found
The isle is home to the site of Cladh Hallan, where rare Bronze Age burial discoveries reshaped British…