Karen Christian as an artist was inspired by the stained glass and has her work on display at Eltham's Village Gallery at the moment. JANE MATTHEWS / FAIRFAX NZ A series of stained glass windows ...

Marshalstown is on Tuesday at 9.30am and Saturday at 7.30pm (Vigil Mass). Castledockrell is on Thursday at 9.30am and Sunday ...

Daresbury is a place full of stories, from the familiar to the bizarre. Perhaps appropriately, it was the birthplace of Charles Lutwidge ...

Horstead Church and the Horstead Centre are presenting their first Open Studios later this month, with a special focus on ...

A MAJOR new restoration project is underway at York Minster - including an up-close analysis of the world famous rose window.

The Joseph Smith Memorial Building (JSMB) on Temple Square in Salt Lake City is entering the newest phase of its storied ...

Kit Roberts ventures into the furthest reaches of The John Rylands Library as it celebrates its 125th birthday ...

I sought to help people salvage the precious fragments of their faith from the metaphorical ashes and construct something ...

In the 1280s, a loggia for the market was built by the architect Arnolfo di Cambio. Soon after its construction, Orsanmichele ...

Inside, the decor is all coloured stained glass and natural curves ... depicting the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus ...

All those ornate empty buildings with men in robes waving smoke around elderly congregants, preaching homilies with references to activities as quaint as shepherding and sowing, and praying to dead ...

The rustic dining room has brick archways, murals of the Italian countryside, and dim lanterns on the wall—providing just enough light to see multiple milanese on the menu and tableside parmesan ...