One of the most beautiful ancient Advent liturgical traditions is the “O Antiphons.” If you pray the Liturgy of the Hours, then you probably pray them every year. If you know the hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel, then you know a paraphrase of them. But did you know they...
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In the small town of Allouville-Bellefosse, France, you can find one of the world’s most peculiar tree houses. And what makes it even more interesting is that’s used as a Catholic chapel! The big oak tree is believed by scientists to be at least 800 years old – making...
Deep in a halite mountain near the modest city of Zipaquirá, Colombia, there exists one of the most unique churches in the whole world: the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. Buried 200 m (650 ft) underground, the unusual Catholic church is located inside tunnels carved by rock salt miners decades ago,...
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...
