From the site:

"The Skull Chapel in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. In 1776 a local priest founded a church made up of human skulls and tibia bones. All the bones were the victims of the Silesian wars and epidemics." picked by fogowar 2 years ago

This was their press release picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

There are some things that just don't mix.
I wonder, WWJD? Probably this. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Three CD players hidden under a cathedral's pews blared sexually explicit language in the middle of an Ash Wednesday Mass, leading a bomb squad to detonate two of the devices. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

A new survey released by The Barna Group, which has been tracking America’s religious behavior and beliefs since 1984, reveals that one out of every three adults (33%) is classified as unchurched - meaning they have not attended a religious service of any type during the past six months. While that figure is considerably higher than the one out of five who qualified as unchurched in the earl... read full post picked by sholom22 3 years ago

... it's much worse if you're a minister, on the church's computer, and you infect the entire church network. picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Ruins of a Roman temple from the second century CE have recently been unearthed in the Zippori National Park in Israel. Above the temple are foundations of a church from the Byzantine period. The excavations shed light on the multi-cultural society of ancient Zippori. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In an effort to refocus the attention of parishioners and possibly attract newcomers and the disaffected, many churches borrow a page from universities and designate a Sunday in September as a "homecoming."

Back to Church Sunday picked by Doggylives 2 months ago

Bua is a tiny Fijian with an unusual Sunday ritual - their menfolk are banned by the leaders of the Methodist Church from wearing trousers for fear of offending God. Instead they must wear sarong (also known as a sulu).

"We can't understand how wearing a sulu vakataga on Sunday will help us forge closer relations with the divine," said one villager. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Demonstrators squared off Saturday outside a funeral home where a service was being held for a solider, the first such scene in Kentucky since a judge suspended a state law that required a 300-foot buffer zone for protests at military funerals. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Such is the insane belief of "reverend" Gretta Vospe and her "church" in Toronto. "There is no authoritative Big-Godism" is her description of the church. Hymns, such as Jesus Christ Has Risen Today – Hallelujah have Jesus' name stricken from the lyrics. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Plan to protest the funeral of Tim McLean, who was murdered and decapitated on a Greyhound Canada bus last week picked by tigertony 1 year ago

A New York City chapel organ at St. Paul's, across the street from the World Trade Center was damaged on Sept. 11, 2001. It will be played on Good Friday for the first time since the terrorist attacks. picked by suebe 8 months ago

The bizarre chain of events unfolded when a passenger picked up at the Cross County Shopping Center tried robbing and choking a 32-year-old cab driver, said Police Commissioner David Chong. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Gordon B. Hinckley, the Mormon church's oldest president who presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion in its history, died Sunday. He was 97. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

When a church had too much cash, they gave it to members, with instructions to help others.

Ignore the poor web design and read this gem. This is the sweetest news story I've read in a long time. picked by lynxears 1 year ago

A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan, who had founded a Jedi Church, a court has heard. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

As a woman bitten by a rattlesnake during a church service in London struggled to breathe, hospital employees made derogatory comments about her religious beliefs rather than providing proper care, contributing to her death, a lawsuit charges.

If that statement is true, then there's no way it can be justified....but handling a snake during a church service? WTF?! picked by Nicky666 2 years ago

The Catholic church in NYC goes the ShamWow! route for confessions during this holy week. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought - so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water - is that of an underwater church that has emerged from a drying dam. Video link. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago