Discover the fascinating story behind Iceland's most famous church, Hallgrímskirkja, and find out why its unique design resembles a volcano. This architectural marvel draws inspiration from Iceland's ...

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has appointed Fr. David Tencer, O.F.M. Cap., as bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland. Born in Nova Bana, Slovakia in 1963, Bishop-elect Fr. Tencer was ordained a ...

It seems that any city, town or village you visit in Europe, whether great or small, has a church within its limits that you “just have to see.” In my travels, I’ve seen a lot of them in a lot of ...

First of all, unlike most European capitals, Reykjavik doesn’t have a cathedral or large church dating back from the Medieval or Renaissance eras. This is mainly because the city only emerged as major ...

The Catholic Church is resuming public Sunday Masses in Iceland after the government raised the number of people permitted to gather in churches from 10 to 20. Bishop David Tencer of Reykjavik, the ...

Reykjavík's largest church was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, one of Iceland's most notable modernist architects who worked on a number of state projects. Situated at the top of a hill in the capital, ...

On Thursday, Iceland legalised blasphemy despite opposition from some of the country's churches. Many of Iceland's churches are dotted around the island in remote spaces. Some are even at the foot of ...

GARðABÆR, ICELAND—An excavation conducted at Bessastaðir church on the west coast of Iceland uncovered the remains of two people, according to an Iceland Review report. Occupation of the Bessastaðir ...

Three years ago, Iceland's small Jewish community was fighting legislation that would ban the circumcision of children. It was an uphill battle because Judaism was not on the island nation's list of ...

Follow us as we take a 1,000 mile road trip through Iceland. This trip is broken up into a series, this video is part 2. In ...