Turkey's Catholic bishops have announced that they will not challenge plans to re-convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, originally an early Christian basilica, back into a functioning mosque.

It was just a few months after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the constitutionally secular Republic of Turkey, decreed that Hagia Sophia would be turned into a museum. A Turkish court ...

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A man wrapped in gauze as part of a costume sits in the back of a taxi on Halloween in New York City. The festive image was previously published in a digital story in October 2014.

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What ...

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