The Polish village of Koniakow is not its former serene self. Is the reason bitter wartime memories or the legacy of 50 years of Communist rule? No. It is underwear. Very skimpy, very tight underwear.

Agueda Zavaleta is making sure every stitch is perfect in her latest embroidery project — part of a gift to Pope Francis that she is set to deliver in person. “This is the most special thing that has ...

They may seem like typical Chinese altar cloths, but look closer and, in some, you’ll spot a Dutch East Indies coat of arms or even the mythical Naga creature. They’re also made from batik. The ...

A British historian may have found the only surviving garment from Queen Elizabeth I’s legendary wardrobe. The gown was not discovered in a museum's basement, nor the home of a private collector, but ...

Some years ago, while on a trip to Europe, my daughter and I had planned to go to Italy. She was going to take me to see the Vatican. It had been a long-unfulfilled dream to visit the Vatican and ...

U.S. Army soldier William Woodrow Anderson was in his early 20s when he walked into a church amid the rubble of war-torn eastern Germany during World War II and grabbed a piece of fine satin. He put ...

The Reverand Canon Michael Hempel poses for photographers in front of the restored altar frontal, made by 138 recovering WW1 soldiers, during a photocall in Saint Paul's Cathedral in central London, ...

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The ownership of the ornate silver cloth is to be decided Remnants of a dress belonging to Queen Elizabeth I may have been found in an altar cloth in Herefordshire. The fabric at St Faith's Church in ...

Remnants of a dress belonging to Queen Elizabeth I may have been found in an altar cloth in Herefordshire. The fabric at St Faith's Church in Bacton has been identified by experts as a piece of a 16th ...