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Catholic

The church.

Chicago, Illinois

St. Mary of the Angels

This titanic Catholic church in Chicago is also a refuge of the fictional cult-favorite wizard detective Harry Dresden.

Vatican City walls.

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Pączki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

Vicenta Garcia goes crazy.

Mexico City, Mexico

The Ex-Votos of Churubusco

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

Puto Bumbong

During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.

Rompope

Not even the 17th-century nuns behind this Mexican eggnog could resist drinking it.

Feast of the Seven Fishes

For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.

A view of the convent from the courtyard.

Mexico City, Mexico

Desierto de los Leones (Desert of the Lions)

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Iglesia de Guayacan.

Coquimbo, Chile

Church of Guayacán

A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.

Święconka

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

Lancashire Butter Pie

The rich, potato-filled dish nourished Catholics on meatless Fridays.

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.

Church of María Natividad de Balbanera, Cajabamba, Ecuador.

Iglesia de Balbanera

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

The church tucked within a cave.

Asturias, Spain

Holy Cave of Covadonga

A historic Christian shrine nestled within a spectacular natural cave.

Botafumeiro.

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Botafumeiro

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

Cemetery Wine

Bishop's Vineyard makes its products from grapes grown in California graveyards.