Those numbers have been declining as parishes close and merge, and fewer people fill the pews. Church officials say ... More buildings are underused or empty; costs to keep those buildings open ...

MVRDV and Zecc Architecten have won a competition to transform St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen, the Netherlands, into ...

But the church that sits in the city that is the epicentre of the US coronavirus pandemic could always count on Easter. Last year, its Easter pew collection brought in $11,651 (Sh1,234,702).

Poland has long been deeply Catholic — but younger generations are walking away from the Church. In many parishes, pews are empty. But in Gdańsk, priest Krzysztof Niedałtowski is drawing ...