The dome of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, a former church converted into a mosque, is to be restored and made ...

The main dome of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul is to undergo the most extensive restoration in its 1,488-year ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

A Texas Green Orthodox church is embarking on the final phase of a multimillion-dollar, yearslong expansion project amid ...

NORMAN — Sophia Nugent raised her arms in glee as she rounded first base. Nugent’s go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth inning, a rocket to right field, lifted Tennessee to a 5-2 win against OU ...

The Zurich Zoo's beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down. A zoo official in the Swiss city said on Wednesday ...

Constructed in 537 CE under the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Hagia Sophia began its life as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and served as the patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople for ...

Hagia Sophia became the largest church in the world, and remained the spiritual heart ... Pillagers battered down its doors, storming inside, where the faithful had gathered in desperate prayer. Those ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National Assembly and National Election Commission, was ...

Church leaders said that the cathedral may no longer be able to keep its doors open seven days a week if it did not raise £300,000 by the end of March. The Very Rev Christopher Dalliston ...