Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space
Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized properties, many U.S. houses of worship have closed ...
Mansion Global3d
Turning the Choir Loft of a Historic Pittsburgh Church Into a Home That Sings
The multi-level penthouse offers great acoustics, tons of wall space for artwork and a clock tower with spectacular views—as in 16 fireworks displays are visible on July 4 ...
A fire damages a 19th century district town hall in Paris, bell tower at risk of collapsing
Fire engulfed the town hall of Paris’ 12th district early Monday, causing no casualties but severely damaging the bell tower ...
National Catholic Register8d
New Bell Calls Faithful to Prayer at Dominican House of Studies in Washington
Enthusiasm of response surprises friars, prior says, adding that the bell is ‘reminding people of God in the midst of their ...
Historic church burns in north St. Louis. 5th church to burn here in 5 years.
The interior of the former Cephas Christian Church sits ruined on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 after a Monday three-alarm fire that ...
Greek Reporter16d
When the Acropolis’ Parthenon was Converted to a Christian Church
which was connected to the nave by a door while the church was filled with frescoes. The old and wide entrance was preserved as a large gate. Elsewhere, stood columns of jasper. There was also a ...
kcra.com17d
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell arrested for AI child porn, Sacramento sheriff says
KIDS SAFETY ONLINE. 49 YEAR OLD DARREN BELL IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CARTOONIST. HE’S NOW IN THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL, ACCUSED OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY ...
Sacramento Bee17d
Who is Darrin Bell? Cartoonist now facing child porn charges built groundbreaking body of work
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell, creator of the syndicated comic strip Candorville, is photographed in his Sacramento office in February 2024. Bell was arrested Wednesday ...
Hartford Courant17d
Hartford’s tallest office tower may fall into receivership. What it means for the city.
Troubles are deepening for Hartford’s CityPlace I as creditors seek the appointment of a receiver to take control of the city’s tallest office tower, the latest fallout from the pandemic after ...
Amarillo Globe-News20d
Update: Amarillo police ID man who died in Hillside crash Monday
The vehicles then struck a residence and a wooden electrical pole. Bird died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. A child passenger in the Subaru suffered minor injuries ...
The New York Times22d
Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ
Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times After the French Revolution, church properties ... spend attached to the tower’s wooden beams, exposed to the wind and to the bell’s vibrations, is ...
Delaware County Daily Times22d
Wrestling: Mogaji helps Penn Wood capture three titles at Church Farm Invitational
Kehinde Mogaji’s pin in the final at 160 pounds was one of three titles earned by Penn Wood wrestlers Saturday at the Church Farm Invitational, leading the Patriots to second place out of 16 teams.