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Sacred Spaces

Who Wore It Best: The Pope and Head of Russian Orthodoxy's Different Approaches to Fashion

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 13, 2016

The Friday Night Rites of New York's Church Bell Ringers

Ella Morton February 11, 2016

Lexington, Virginia

University Chapel

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Rila Monastery

Rilski manastir, Bulgaria

Rila Monastery

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery

Brooklyn, New York

The Brooklyn Visitation Monastery

A working monastery hidden away in Brooklyn once abutted the location of a former inebriate's home.

T.H. Matheson's rendition of "The First Prayer in Congress," given by Reverend Jacob Duché at the First Constitutional Convention in 1744.

Behind The Custom-Tailored Ritual That Has Powered Congress Since 1774

Cara Giaimo February 8, 2016

FOUND: A 5th-Century Underground Church in Turkey

Sarah Laskow February 8, 2016

The jeweled remains of Hyacinth, a first century saint

Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany

Jeweled Skeletons of the Fürstenfeld Abbey

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

The Minister Who Updated His Status in a Diary, Every 5 Minutes for 25 Years

Ella Morton February 5, 2016

Why England Was A Year Behind Belgium, Spain and Italy for 170 Years

Natalie Zarrelli February 2, 2016

Greetings from all churches represented in the city of Templin.

Templin, Germany

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Traffic Signs

The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.

Relics of a mummified child

Munich, Germany

The Relics of Munich Residenz

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

2005 photo

The Bad Deed that Robbed Compton Avenue of Its Most Iconic Church

Catherine Wagley January 28, 2016

Konrad II

Mondsee, Austria

The Altar of the Basilica of St. Michael

This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."

Þingvellir Church

Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir Church

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

FOUND: A Human Skull in a L.A. Religious Shop

Sarah Laskow January 25, 2016

The Rebel Virgins and Desert Mothers Who Have Been Written Out of Christianity's Early History

Alex Mar January 21, 2016

Rott am Inn, Germany

Skeletons of Rott am Inn

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.