For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass, and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral ...

A visit to Chartres Cathedral, located about 80 kilometres from Paris, can be a confounding experience. The contrasting spires are impressive. So are those soaring stone buttresses. And the glowing ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France's Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...

Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

Whatever Chartres may be now,” wrote Henry Adams, “when young it was a smile…. To us it is a child’s fancy, a toy-house to please the Queen of Heaven—to please her so much she would be happy in it—to ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...

For a chance to experience the mystery of the medieval church through statues, glass and relics, France’s Chartres Cathedral, just an hour from Paris by train, is ideal. The towering Gothic cathedral, ...