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Old Trinity Church.

Woolford, Maryland

Old Trinity Church

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

Queen Arwa Mosque.

Queen Arwa Mosque

One of Yemen’s oldest and most beautiful mosques was named for the incredible, historical queen buried inside it.

Dhamma Hall at Aruna Ratanagiri Monastery.

Great Gaddesden, England

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

An oasis of calm, nestled in the English countryside.

The interior.

The Martorana

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

The statue.

Servants of Mary Center for Peace

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

Murals along the walkway.

Malinalco, Mexico

Murals of the Parish of the Divine Savior

These colonial murals are a fascinating hybrid of Spanish and Indigenous aesthetics.

The skull rack of the Great Temple.

Mexico City, Mexico

Skull Rack of the Great Temple

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

The facade of the Palace of the Inquisition.

Mexico City, Mexico

Palace of the Inquisition

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

Our readers are big fans of the cheesecake made by the nuns of New Skete.

Your Stories of Blissful Foods Made in Monasteries

Holy cheeses, wines, and cakes abound.

Anne Ewbank October 22, 2018

Fish and chips by the sea at Hunstanton, Norfolk.

How Fish and Chips Migrated to Great Britain

The fried fish was introduced by Jews fleeing religious persecution.

Abbey Perreault October 19, 2018

Uniastate Bears.

Bears, Netherlands

Uniastate Bears

This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.

Tramonti di sotto, Italy

Pàlcoda Ghost Town

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

"The Tree of Life' in Segovia Cathedral.

Allegory of 'The Tree of Life'

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.

Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion

Notre Dame des Laves

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

Church of María Natividad de Balbanera, Cajabamba, Ecuador.

Iglesia de Balbanera

Ecuador's first Catholic church was built by Spanish conquistadors in 1534.

Ruins of the Church of San Vittorino.

Cittaducale, Italy

Sunken Church of San Vittorino

The marshy karst plain has reclaimed this beautiful 17th-century church.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Ascension Cathedral

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

Sunderland, England

St. Peter's Church

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."