The world's greatest Renaissance church.
The basilica over the grotto venerated as Jesusโs birthplace in Bethlehem.
Sunken Byzantine reservoir under Istanbul, its columns rising from black water.
Lonely 14th-century church beneath Mount Kazbek โ Georgiaโs most photographed view.
Eighth-century Buddhist temple of stone pagodas and painted halls, paired with the Seokguram grotto Buddha above it.
Twelfth-century monastery city carved storey upon storey into a cliff face.
One of Shintoโs holiest shrines, said to house the sacred sword of the imperial regalia, set in a 1,000-year-old camphor forest.
Buddhist temple where three million people come at New Year to ward off bad luck โ and where the incense-smoke ritual is part of the visit.
Embark on a profound spiritual quest to find a god, either through religious pilgrimage, meditation, or philosophical exploration. Visit sacred sites such as Varanasi (the spiritual capital of India), the Vatican (home of St. Peter's Basilica and the Pope), or the temples of Kyoto (including Fushimi Inari with its thousands of torii gates). Engage with diverse faiths and practices to deepen your understanding of the divine.
Attend the Bishwa Ijtema, one of the largest annual Islamic gatherings in the world, held in Tongi near Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Attend the Voodoo Festival in Benin, a vibrant celebration of traditional Vodun religion and culture
Marjoe Gortner lets a crew film his last revival tour and explains the con between sermons.
A nun is certain about a priest and has no proof; the film refuses to settle it either.
Moses against Ramesses, with the ten plagues staged as natural disasters.
A pastor who no longer believes takes a service for nine people.
The flood as an environmental epic with rock angels; Russell Crowe builds the ark.
Two Jesuit priests search for their mentor in seventeenth-century Japan.
A pentagonal caravanserai-temple built over a natural gas vent, used by Zoroastrians and Hindu pilgrims.
The third-highest mountain on Earth, sacred enough that climbers stop a few metres below the true summit.
A 5,137 m volcano rising alone from the plain, the traditional landing place of the Ark.
The Fish Tail, sacred to Shiva and closed to climbers โ nobody has stood on the summit.
Monastery with a tall bell tower.
Old churches of the capital.
Join the Wednesday general audience in St Peterโs Square.
Medieval monastery carved into the hillside near Tskhinvali.
Ancient temple that gave Macau its name.
Gothic abbey ruins in the hills.
The largest church in the world, a marble replica of St Peterโs standing in the African bush.
Vast mosque of the Mouride brotherhood, goal of the Grand Magal pilgrimage.
Fourth-century monastery where Mesrop Mashtots opened the first Armenian school.
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