Daily Prayers with Decomposing Corpses: Death Chairs at Aragonese Castle
The Aragonese Castle is a castle built on top of a rocky islet next to Ischia, a small Italian island on the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. Whilst a stronghold is said to have already been built during Classical times, much of the present structure dates to the Middle Ages. The Aragonese Castle…
Christians Supplied Medieval Pagans with Horses for Sacrifice for Funeral Rituals
In the late medieval period, pagans in the Baltic region of northern Europe imported horses from neighboring Christian nations for use in funeral rituals, according to a study. Horse sacrifices were highly visible and symbolic public rites across pagan prehistoric Europe, persisting the latest among the Baltic tribes, up to the 14th century AD. Offering pits might…
Most visited pilgrims sites in the world
Pilgrimage has been a significant part of human civilization, binding cultures, religions, and races across continents. It's a spiritual voyage that millions undertake each year, seeking solace, answers, or simply an intimate encounter with their faith. What are the  pilgrimage destinations you must visit, and why are these places so revered? River Ganges Photo…

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Праздник Тела и Крови Христовых. Город Бытом. Польша

Католический мир с благоговением встречает День Тела и Крови Христа.

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Notre Dame fire

Flames rise from Notre Dame Cathedral as it burns in Paris on Monday [Benoit Tessier/Reuters] Notre Dame Cathedral went up…

6 years ago

Монастир на території Львівського автобусного заводу

На території ЛАЗу знаходиться занедбаний монастир Ордену Кармелітів босих, який раніше виконував роль актового залу. Дописувачам львівського форуму explorer.lviv.ua вдалося пробратись всередину…

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Pope Francis: This Visit to the United Arab Emirates belongs to the “surprises” of God.

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to set foot in the Arabian Peninsula this week, delivering mass to more than…

6 years ago

The Oracle of Oyster River. The life of modern hermit from Canada.

If you think that saints and hermits are in the past, you are mistaken. With one of them, we want…

6 years ago

Take a tour of Riddarholm Church in Stockholm by GeoBeats (+ Bonus)

Religious Tourism presents to pilgrims and travelers the company GeoBeats. + Bonus  by Religious Tourism: housing, Museum card and railways in…

6 years ago

The last seminary in Northern Ireland should be closed

  The 185-year-old St Malachy's seminary opened just four years after Catholic Emancipation. St Malachy’s Seminary, the only Catholic seminary…

6 years ago

Храми Мюнхена. Церква Св. Михаїла.

Єзуїтська церква Святого Михаїла на Нойхаузерштрассе у Мюнхені, -  одна з головних цитаделей Контрреформації. Храм почали будувати в 1583 році,…

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The Spanish monk who built cathedral from scrap

As a young man, he joined a Trappist monastery but had to leave in 1961, after eight years, when he…

6 years ago

Pope condemns in Gaza killings

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border, saying the deaths would only lead to…

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