A woman touches a reliquary containing a tiny piece of cloth with a drop of blood of the late Pope John Paul II during a mass in Obertshausen, just southeast of Frankfurt, July 28. The rare ceremony was attended by hundreds of worshippers. John Paul II was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic church earlier this year.
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Crypt
The crypt of the Frauenfrieden (Women’s Peace) catholic church in Frankfurt, March 26, that was completed in 1929. It is regarded as an example of interwar modernist church architecture in Germany and was meant to represent a prayer for peace in stone and and to serve as a memorial for the fallen of World War I.
Limburg Cathedral
An inside view of the catholic cathedral in Limburg, some 70 kms (42 mls) northwest of Frankfurt, taken Feb.19. The building in late Romanesque style is located on a rock above the old town and is visible from far away. Construction began around 1190, consecration was in 1235.
Expensive Residence
The bishop’s residence in Limburg, some 70 kms (42 mls) northwest of Frankfurt, taken early in the morning, Feb.19. According to media reports, bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (dubbed the “bling bishop”) spent more than 31 million euros (42 million dollars) on renovating his official residence, causing quite some scandal, not only among catholics. The Pope suspended him in October 2013 with further investigations still underway.
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