The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when ...

Mural conservators are working to uncover angels hidden under layers of paint for more than a century at the Boston church ...

The Old Church is famous for hanging two lanterns from its steeple on the night of Revere’s 1775 ride to warn of the British ...

The angels were painted in the early 18th century but painted over in 1912 as part of a renovation of the Old North Church.

Local religious leaders speak to population changes, cultural shifts and skepticism as challenges with attracting younger ...

These angels are getting their wings — again. Mural conservators in Boston are working to uncover 20 angels hidden for more than a century underneath layers of paint at the church attended by ...

center, as they climb down scaffolding after working to restore nearly 300-year-old painted angels on the walls of the Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston. – AP Photo/Steven ...