Basilica of Ta'Pinu, Gozo Island, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Romanesque architecture of basilica church, national pilgrimage shrine to the Virgin Mary, Ta Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Romanesque architecture of basilica church, national pilgrimage shrine to the Virgin Mary, Ta Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Casket containing a Religious relic, the preserved arm of Saint Vincent, inside cathedral church building, city of Valencia, Spain, Europe

Romanesque architecture of basilica church, national pilgrimage shrine to the Virgin Mary, Ta Pinu, Gozo, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

Church fresco, Namugongo Catholic Martyrs' Shrine, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

Stained glass in church of martyr, Namugongo Catholic Martyrs' Shrine, Kampala, Uganda, Africa

Organ being played during the Catholic Mass, Shrine of Our Lady of la Salette, Toulon, Var, Provence, France, Europe

Our Lady of Guadalupe, modern or new Basilica, the most visited Catholic shrine in the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Catholic priest, Sanctuary-Shrine of Jean-Marie Vianney (the Cure d'Ars), Ars-sur-Fromans, Ain, France, Europe

Roman Catholic unleavened wafers for the Holy Communion, Sanctuary-Shrine of Jean-Marie Vianney (the Cure d'Ars), Ars-sur-Fromans, Ain, France, Europe

Roman Catholic unleavened wafers for the Holy Communion, Sanctuary-Shrine of Jean-Marie Vianney (the Cure d'Ars), Ars-sur-Fromans, Ain, France, Europe

Catholic Mass in a Vietnamese church, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Catholic priest, Sanctuary-Shrine of Jean-Marie Vianney (the Cure d'Ars), Ars-sur-Fromans, Ain, France, Europe

Incense boat, Catholic Mass, Sanctuary-Shrine of Jean-Marie Vianney (the Cure d'Ars), Ars-sur-Fromans, Ain, France, Europe

Marian shrine at the Catholic church of Medugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Europe

High altar, botafumeiro and crypt in the Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

High altar in the Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Milk tanker lorry passes religious shrine of Irish patron saint St Patrick in Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland

Mass being celebrated by priest in Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Facade do Obradoiro of the Baroque style Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholic parade in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary for Catholic parade through the streets at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Young tourists in Alameda Park view Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, cityscape, Galicia, Spain

Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, and cityscape from Alameda Park, Galicia, Northern Spain

Facade do Obradoiro of the Baroque style Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Young tourists in Alameda Park view Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, cityscape, Galicia, Spain

Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, cityscape from Alameda Park, Galicia, Northern Spain

Facade do Obradoiro of the Baroque style Roman Catholic cathedral, Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Shrine to the Sacred Heart of Jesus outside Lowry's for Catholic street parade, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Chapel, Capilla del Pocito, Basilica, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most visited Catholic shrine in the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Basilica, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the most visited Catholic shrine in the Americas, Mexico City, Mexico, North America

Cambodia woman praying in front of statue in front of a catholic church, at a vietnamese-cambodia community in kampong cham long

Guadaloupe, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. November 13, 2021. A Catholic shrine along a desert highway in Baja.

Playa el Burro, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A small Catholic shrine on the Sea of Cortez.

India. Kokkamamngalam syro-malabar catholic church, one of the 8 said to have been founded by saint thomas.Shrine Showing the broken thomas cross, which was said to bleed when a woman farmer cut it with her sycle. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

Playa el Burro, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A small Catholic shrine on the Sea of Cortez.

Guadaloupe, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A Catholic shrine along a desert highway in Baja.

Playa el Burro, Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A small Catholic shrine on the Sea of Cortez.

India. Saint marys port church, one of the eight founded by thomas after 52 ad, kollom, kerala. Thomas shrine with his relic. In the footsteps of saint thomas: visiting the eight churches founded by the apostle in kerala after he arrived in 52 ad

Wax body parts votive offerings at the Lourdes Grotto in the Convent of the Concepcionistas, a 1925 scale reproduction of the French grotto. Viveiro, Lugo Province, Galicia, Spain, Europe Galicia, Spain, Europe

Statue of Mary holding baby Jesus, Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily, Italy

Our Lady of Covadonga. The Blessed Virgin Mary, and a Marian shrine devoted to her at Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga catholic church in Cangas de Onis, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, Europe. In 1777 a fire destroyed the old temple, which stood adjacent to the Holy Cave where Our Lady of Covadonga is revered. It was then decided to raise a new church as a monumental sanctuary, raising donations from all of Spain; the plan was opposed by the local council, as the canons wanted to rebuild the temple of the Holy Cave and build an ambitious sanctuary that had once been designed by Ventura Rodríguez, but never completed. One century later, the project was resumed by King Alfonso XII of Spain, who was interested in completing this work. The classic design of Ventura Rodríguez was very difficult and expensive and was replaced by a new neo-Medieval design.

Replica of the grotto at the Lady of the Lourdes shrine in the Convent of the Concepcionistas. Viveiro, Lugo, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Balustrade of The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Santuario de Fatima, Fatima Shrine, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, Fatima, Ourem, Santarem, Portugal, Europe

Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, Santuario della Madonna del Rosario, modern Pompei, architects Antonio Cua and Maria Chiapetta, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Altar, Chapel St. Johann, Altendorf, Switzerland

Siena Cathedral, Siena, Italy

Flags and statuary decorate a colorful roadside altar in a desolate region of northern Chile. Shrines or animitas are a common tradition of memorials that mark the site where someone died. People who are not related to the person who was killed can offer a prayer at the animita, in this way, animitas can take the roles of popular saints in the Catholic religion, Pan American Highway, Chile

Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

Hawaii, Maui, Wailua, St. Gabriel's Church, also known as the Coral Miracle Church and Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Shrine of the Crown of Thorns and stained glass windows in the Upper Chapel of La Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France

Hawaii, Kauai, Koloa Church exterior view illuminated at twilight, branches overhang purple sky

Hawaii, Big Island, Kailua-Kona, Kahaluu, St, Peter's Catholic Church

Hawaii, Maui, Kaupo, Huialoha Church (established 1859)

View of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica, Quebec

Shrine on Mountainside, Alpes Maritimes, France, Europe