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Cleveland, Ohio
Church of the Holy Parking Structure
On the upper deck of this church-owned parking garage stand eight pillars topped with different Catholic saints.
Ano Syros, Greece
Catholic Church of Agios Georgios
On top of a hill, this Catholic church overlooks the most Catholic island in Greece.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Catedral de Santa Isabel
The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.
Raposeira, Portugal
Seminário de Santa Teresinha
A devasting 2020 fire left this historic seminary in ruins.
Tucson, Arizona
Mission San Xavier Del Bac
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico
The Church in the Desert
Past the hills and beyond the graveyard, this church feels extremely out of place.
Bangui, Central African Republic
Grande Mosquée de Bangui
This mosque is an enduring symbol of Central African Republic's rich Muslim heritage.
Bangui, Central African Republic
Notre-Dame of Bangui Cathedral
Amidst political unrest, this Roman Catholic Cathedral has helped organize peace talks.
Guadalajara, Mexico
'Sincretismo'
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Plaza Primero de Mayo
You have to know where to look in this rather ordinary-looking square to find hints of its past as a dissidents' cemetery.
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8 Viking-Style Churches to Visit (Not Pillage)
These epic, wooden stave churches are scattered across two continents.
New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Ann's Shrine and Grotto
This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.
Hunter, New York
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.
St Marys, Pennsylvania
Decker's Chapel
A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.
San Luis PotosÃ, Mexico
Crystal Caravel Chandeliers
These sailing ship-shaped chandeliers are believed to have been a gift inspired by faith.
New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis Cathedral
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
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Pilgrims Flock to the Site of Africa's Only Recognized Marian Apparition
A small town in Rwanda was home to visions in the 1980s that, in retrospect, portended the violence to come.
Wielenbach, Germany
Hardtkapelle Wielenbach
A hole in the floor of this chapel is said to have been created by a footprint of the devil.
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