Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque A Muslim cleric walks along a former Byzantine church which formally opened as a mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 6, 2024.

Turkey Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque Similar change already implemented at Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia Associated Press Published May 6, 2024 5 ...

One of only two Byzantine Catholic congregations in Denver is looking to upgrade. Holy Protection of the Mother of God has listed its existing church building at 1201 S. Elizabeth St. with an ...

A team of archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the long-forgotten Byzantine settlement of Tharais, offering significant new insights into the history of Christianity in the Middle East ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey formally converted The Church of St. Saviour in Chora, known as Kariye in Turkish, into a mosque in 2020, soon after it similarly turned Istanbul’s landmark Haghia ...

A Muslim cleric walks along a former Byzantine church which formally opened as a mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 6, 2024. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque on Monday, four years after his government had designated it a ...