[See also: 10 Saints Every Student Needs For Going Back to School] [See also: The Haunting Stories of 5 Saints Who Battled Demons] 1) St. Defendens – patron saint for defense against wolf attacks St. Defendens was a 4th century Roman solider who was martyred for the faith. For some reason...
While this earthly life is important, the Christian life is ultimately directed toward God in heaven. Building churches that are tall and upward pointed is one way that this fact has sometimes been conveyed in church architecture. Here’s a list of the world’s top 10 tallest churches that...
Esquire Magazine – not a publication ChurchPOP would normally recommend reading – published a fascinating article on August 24th titled “What Happened When I Dressed Like a Priest: An investigation into the power of the uniform.” The author decided to do an experiment to test the power of various uniforms. He bought...
These are 22 ideas for Catholic sitcoms and reality shows which we’ve awesome-sauced from their original articles (linked below). Some are mildly modified, with a dash of ideas from the comments, and ground up to make the CatholicViral special blend. “Catholics are a riot. We drink, we laugh, we...
Yes, all of these places actually exist! You can click on any image to enlarge it. Enjoy! [See also: QUIZ: Modernist Church or Communist Building?] [See also: QUIZ: Can You Match These Liturgical Latin Phrases With Their Meanings?] St. Peter and Paul’s Church – Vilnius, Lithuania Basilica of the Virgin...
Few people today know that Mark Twain, one of the greatest American authors in history and hardly a man with healthy respect for organized religion, wrote a book on the great 14th-Century saint, Joan of Arc. Even fewer, I imagine, realize that Twain regarded it as his best and most...
