Tag: Churches

Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches

Additionally at Stake in Ukraine: the Way forward for Two Orthodox Church buildings

KYIV, Ukraine — Standing within the cobblestone courtyard of a medieval monastery, with an icy wind whipping his black robes and artillery shells booming within the distance, Archbishop Yefrem is affected by the battle that’s slowly engulfing his metropolis. However whereas Ukraine’s authorities is looking on each able-bodied male to defend the nation towards the

In Mexico, Ornately Painted Churches Enshrine Years of Indigenous Resilience

In Mexico, Ornately Painted Church buildings Enshrine Years of Indigenous Resilience

FOR CENTURIES, THE very first thing that residents of the Mexican village of Nurio noticed after they walked by the heavy picket doorways of their adobe-plastered church was an orchestra of angels. Painted on pine panels mounted in an arch beneath the choir, the pictures have been seemingly accomplished within the mid-1600s, lower than 150