On Easter Sunday five years ago, Pierce Todd Withers attended the holiest of Christian celebratory masses at the famed Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. For the faithful, the ...

One of the tallest churches in all of Europe, in Spain, was never finished despite 200 years of construction. Our American Revolution is to blame. Making our way from the Azores islands, where we ...

The Observatory for Religious Freedom and Conscience (OLRC, by its Spanish acronym) is calling on Spain’s Ministry of the Interior to strengthen security at the country’s cathedrals after a threat ...

Spain is a beautiful country full of history, culture, and passion. It’s famous for many things, including its incredible ...

On my last visit to Toledo, it seemed holier than ever: Dark El Greco clouds threatened overhead, stark against bright, clear horizons. Hail pelted the masses of people clogging the streets as they ...

Cathedrals are not just stone and stained glass; they are testaments to human ambition and skill. The centuries required to build structures like Cologne Cathedral underscore their historical depth.