St. John the Divine

Cash-strapped St. John’s planning to develop land

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine has proposed to build an apartment building on its grounds, but activists think the development would hurt what they believe is a historic site.

By Casey Tolan | Jan 20 03:44 am ET

The first-year’s cheat sheet to the best of Morningside

A short-cut guide to learning the best coffee, best take-out, best grocery store, and much more

By A&E Editors | Aug 29 04:41 pm ET

St. John reaches out to CU students

Last Saturday, 43 undergraduate and graduate students braved the early morning and 13 flights of stairs to get a close look at the Cathedral’s stained glass windows that date back to the 1930s, study its elaborate architecture, and climb to the top of the Cathedral.

By Shira Poliak | Apr 28 03:37 am ET

St. John reaches out to CU students

Last Saturday, 43 undergraduate and graduate students braved the early morning and 13 flights of stairs to get a close look at the Cathedral’s stained glass windows that date back to the 1930s, study its elaborate architecture, and climb to the top of the Cathedral.

By Shira Poliak | Apr 28 03:37 am ET

Finding a natural high atop St. John the Divine

A vertical exploration of Morningside's famous cathedral.

By Christine Jordan | Oct 15 07:20 pm ET

FDNY Memorial Day

A mass of firefighters gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine to remember those now gone from the ranks.

By Angela Radulescu | Oct 8 12:31 am ET

VIDEO: The Blessing of the Animals

By Sam Levin and Paul Hsiao | Oct 6 12:05 pm ET

St. John lot left empty

A vacant lot is causing the Cathedral of St. John the Divine a lot of problems.

By Sam Levin | Oct 5 07:01 pm ET

Cathedral hosts monkeys, yaks

Camels, tortoises, and reindeer paraded through St. John the Divine Cathedral Sunday morning in the annual event that transforms the largest Gothic cathedral in the world into a sacred zoo.

By Sam Levin and Paul Hsiao | Oct 4 10:27 pm ET

St. John the Divine hosts sustainability fair

From the busloads of tourists competing for entrance into the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, came multiple green campaigns to promote faith, sustainability, and a better planet in the cathedral’s premier Green Day event on Saturday morning.

By Sam Levin | Apr 26 09:04 pm ET

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