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Siegrid De Montigny

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For #WindowsOnWednesday
I present another church photo also from Cathédrale Saint-Jerome
I take pictures of this church quite often, although I am not religious
#Photography #CatholicChurches
#ChurchArchitecture
#EastCoastKin

June 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM

Vincent Lee Pardue

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Saint Peter Catholic Church
Pittsburgh PA #churches #catholicchurches #Ilovearchitecture #architecture #photography #photographer #Queerphotographer #LGBTQQIA #Transmasculine #FtM

July 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in the St. Anthony Falls area of Minneapolis is the oldest used church in the city. It was a source of ethnic pride for immigrant families from France after its founding in 1877. #pauleconomonphotography #catholicchurches #church #ourladyoflourdes #Minneapolis

December 16, 2024 at 10:19 PM

Brad Holkesvig

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The Catholics were busy builders a thousand years ago in Europe. This is a photo of a Catholic Cathedral in La Seu d'Urgell when I was there. #catholicchurches #spain #photography

August 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM

Steve Pepple

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A shrine inside St. Albertus Catholic Church in Detroit. Dedicated in 1885, St. Albertus is considered “the mother” of the more than 30 Polish Catholic churches in Detroit. #StunDay #Catholic #Churches #CatholicChurches #HistoricChurches #Shrines #Detroit #PolishChurches #PolishCatholicChurches

The interior of Saint Albertus Polish Catholic Church in Detroit is stunningly beautiful. I got a chance to see inside it on Saturday when there was a jazz band performance inside that was open to the public. There are still masses held there once a month.

August 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Fab Roy

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I 💙 Photography 💙 Mosta Dome Malta #MiracleofMosta #RotundaofMosta #Malta #Maltesehistory #Architecture #Neoclassical #Catholicchurches #Catholicism #Miracles #Religion #Fotos #Travel #Travelphotos #Photos #Photography #Photographs #ReligiousBeliefs #WW2 #Rotunda #Domes #Churches #TheBombMiracle

The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Maltese: Santwarju Bażilika ta' Santa Marija), commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta (Maltese: Ir-Rotunda tal-Mosta) or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was built between 1833 and the 1860s to neoclassical designs of Giorgio Grognet de Vassé, on the site of an earlier Renaissance church which had been built around 1614 to designs of Tommaso Dingli.

The design of the present church is based on the Pantheon in Rome, has the third-largest unsupported dome in the world, and is Malta's largest and most famous church. The church narrowly avoided destruction during World War II when on 9 April 1942 a German aerial bomb pierced the dome and fell into the church during Mass, but failed to explode. This event was interpreted by the Maltese as a miracle.

During World War II, the town of Mosta was prone to aerial bombardment due to its proximity to the airfield of RAF Ta Kali. At about 16:40 on 9 April 1942, the Luftwaffe dropped three bombs on the church, and two of them deflected without exploding. However, one 50 kg (110 lb) high-explosive bomb pierced the dome and entered the church, where a congregation of 300 people was awaiting early evening Mass. The bomb did not explode, and a Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal unit defused it and dumped it into the sea off the west coast of Malta. This event was interpreted as a miracle by the inhabitants, and a replica of the German bombshell is now displayed in the sacristy at the back of the church, under the words Il-Miraklu tal-Bomba, 9 ta' April 1942 (meaning "The Bomb Miracle, 9 April 1942")

January 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM

Santa Fe Public Library

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Historic #CatholicChurches of New Mexico
A Presentation with David Policansky

#MainLibrary Community Room
Friday, August 22, 2025
4:00pm–5:00pm

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August 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Replaye

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Catholic churches regularly under attack in France: report
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Catholic churches regularly under attack in France: report - Replaye

Within the past couple days, a church was vandalized and an 'anti-fascist' group challenged the display of a Christian cross in France.

replaye.com

May 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM

lorenzomcintyre12.bsky.social

@lorenzomcintyre12.bsky.social

For those who adore what their church teaches in terms of tradition, but refuse to read the Bible…

#bibleverse #news #disney #netflix #thechosen #catholicchurches #bodyofchrist✝️ #labubu #israelvspalestine #russiavsukraine #conservative #liberal #sportsnews #religionsoftheworld #israeli

October 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM

ArchUp

@archup.bsky.social

Introduction

In South America, particularly in Lima, the capital of Peru, and Quito, the capital of Ecuador, stand monumental churches dating back to the colonial era. #Baroquedesign #Catholicchurches #Culturalidentity #HistoricalArchitecture #LatinAmerica
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July 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Santa Fe Public Library

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Historic #CatholicChurches of #NewMexico

#MainLibrary Community Room
Friday, August 22, 2025
4:00pm–5:00pm

Historic Catholic Churches of New Mexico
A Presentation with David Policansky

To register: santafe.librarycalendar.com/event/histor...

July 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM