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'Finally back home': Rebel octogenarian nuns reclaim Austrian convent

They had been sent to a care home against their will

The move has generated widespread interest, with large crowds thronging the streets of the town of 18,000 people.

Historic Swedish church on the move in logistical feat

Kiruna Kyrka is being moved five kilometres on remote-controlled flatbed trailers, inching along at a pace of half a kilometre an hour over two days to the new Kiruna town

The low en bloc potential of Orchard Towers, seen in this file photo, means that the space being acquired is likely to make for a permanent home for Cornerstone Community Church's congregation in the city area.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Church in S$54.5 million purchase of 19,289 sq ft retail space in Orchard Towers

The property, in the front block of the freehold building, is being sold by the Sassoon family

Since about 2000, the number of Americans who belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has plummeted from around 70 per cent to around 47 per cent in 2021.

For sale: Hundreds of abandoned churches; great prices, need work

In 2020, the median size of a congregation at an American church had shrunk to just 65, with countless empty buildings left behind

Workers in Columbia, South Carolina, transform the former Rosewood Baptist Church in three apartment buildings in 2022.

Waiting for the miracle of church-to-housing development

US cities are facing a severe lack of affordable homes and a marked oversupply of buildings belonging to religious groups