Christianity

The centuries-old crosses "growing" in the cemetery are steeped in local lore and are believed to have healing powers.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

The statue of a legendary giant who carried Christ and shouldered the world's sins.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.