Archaeologists working in the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital have uncovered a 4th-century Christian church that ranks among the earliest known anywhere, a find that reshapes how historians ...

Urnes Stave Church does not just overlook Norway’s Lustrafjord. It commands it. The 12th-century timbers are darkened by tar and etched with stories that span centuries of belief. High above Norway’s ...

St. James Parish in Wilmington was established in 1729, nearly 50 years before the American Revolution. The original church building was torn down in 1839, with the oldest part of the current ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The oldest church in the U.S. is the San Miguel Chapel, which was built around 1610 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While this church may ...