Church architecture has become a frontline of the liturgy wars as Catholic churches undergo re-renovations. Michael DeSanctis, a church building consultant and theology professor, is not pleased.

When you think of religious buildings, you usually envision ornate, Romanesque churches, stately Shinto temples, or something grand like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. But nowadays, places of ...

Church design may be the only kind of architecture that you learn about in the nursery. “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…” Well, here is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the immense new ...

In a rapidly urbanizing China, some houses of worship are taking inspiration from the Bible while rethinking local architectural tradition. A scroll-shaped steeple. An imposing ark-shaped atrium. A ...