After 10 years of being locked away, the Shroud of Turin is slated for display in 2010.  It is normally rolled up and locked away in a silver box, and kept under close guard in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, with a replica on display.  But Pope Benedict has announced that the real thing will be put on display for the faithful to see next year, and as a result, religious travel promises to be booming.
The Shroud is a linen cloth (measuring approximately 14  1/2 x 4 feet) that is believed to have been the burial cloth of …read more

 
Location: The pulpit inside of St. Michael‘s Catholic Church 
Destination: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States
Year Taken: 2007
Photographer: Jon Rochetti
Blog: The DC Traveler
St. Michael’s Church in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood, first opened in the 1873, after the first church was destroyed in the famous Chicago Fire. When completed, it was one of Chicago’s tallest structures with a steeple rising over 290 feet (88 m).
The ornate church features a large 2,200 pipe organ, a Romanesque high altar, an 8-foot-stall statue of St. Michael the Archangel, a large hand-carved wooden “Last Supper” carving and four smaller alters. Additionally, the church boasts multiple large stained glass …read more