EditorialChina: Empress Zheng (1079-1130), consort of Emperor Huizong, 8th ruler of the Song Dynasty (r.1100-1126). Hanging scroll painting, c. 1100-1130
EditorialA worshiper lights a candle on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the Church of the Elevation of the Cross in Udine, Italy. The church has severed all ties with the Moscow Patriarchate over its support for the war in Ukraine. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
EditorialParishioners outside Elevation Church, , Sept. 15, 2021, which took over a former Kmart building, in Concord, N.C.(Travis DoveThe New York Times)