They soar impossibly skyward, their spires pierce clouds, and their stained glass transforms sunlight into kaleidoscopes of color. Gothic cathedrals represent medieval architecture's greatest ...

In medieval society, it was possible, albeit uncommon, for people from the lower classes to rise above their station. The Church provided the vehicle through which this upward movement could be ...

In the book 'Cathedral,' David Macaulay walks us through the construction of a massive cathedral, step-by-step in magnificent detail. Well, first of all, Cathedral is simply gorgeous, stunning, and ...

COMMENTARY: Very few things are truly unprecedented in the life of the Church, but a Catholic cathedral built inside of a former Protestant church is one of them. At night, Christ Cathedral in the ...