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The world's churches,
in one place.

Mass times, sacred art, and the lives of the saints.

The most complete guide to the sacred churches of the world, from the great basilicas of Rome to a parish chapel in a town you'd never otherwise hear of. 8,460 churches across 141 countries, and counting.

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8,460
Churches
141
Countries
32,000+
Points of Interest
1,504
Mass Times
Our Mission
A compass for the sacred churches of the world.

For centuries the church has been the center of the town. It's where people pray, keep their art, honor their dead, and mark the hours. Yet the plain facts about it stay strangely hard to find.

Mass times shift with the season. The opening hours are a notice taped inside the door. The fifteenth-century altarpiece carries no plaque. The saint resting in the crypt goes unmentioned in every guidebook.

We're setting out to catalog every sacred church on earth, and to do it well: verified times for Mass, confession, and adoration; the relics, paintings, and side altars worth pausing for; the history; and everything a visitor needs to walk through the door with confidence.

And when you're standing somewhere new, it points you to the nearest one.

Who It's For

For pilgrims, travelers, history lovers, and the spiritually curious

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Pilgrims & the Faithful

The churches near you, and the ones along your way. Mass and confession times, Eucharistic adoration, and the quiet hours kept for prayer, so you can keep the faith wherever you find yourself.

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Travelers & Visitors

Know before you go. Opening hours, what to look for inside, and whether there's a Mass or vespers you can join. Arrive knowing what stands in front of you.

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History Lovers & the Spiritually Curious

The miracle that happened here. The relic in the reliquary. The saint above the altar, the icon, the biblical scene carved into the stone. Every church holds a story, and we mean to tell it.

Whatever your faith, or none at all, you're welcome here. If there's a church near you, there's a reason to step inside.

Features

Everything about a church, in one place

Mass Times

Verified schedules with days, times, and languages, plus confession and adoration where we have them. Never miss a Mass while you travel.

1,504 schedules

Points of Interest

Altars, chapels, relics, paintings, and tombs, each with a note on where to find it and why it matters.

32,000+ documented

History

Founding stories, patron saints, and the events that shaped a church across the centuries.

Centuries of heritage

Visitor Information

Opening hours, dress code, accessibility, photography rules, entrance fees, and how to get there.

Everything you need

Art & Architecture

From Romanesque to Baroque. Facades, interiors, iconography, and the statues and paintings that fill them.

20+ architectural styles

Browse by Location

Explore by country and city. Rome, Paris, Buenos Aires, or the parish down the road.

1,000+ cities
Global Coverage

141 Countries and Growing

New churches arrive every week as we work toward a complete record of the sacred churches of the world.

🇮🇹 Italy🇫🇷 France🇪🇸 Spain🇲🇽 Mexico🇧🇷 Brazil🇵🇭 Philippines🇺🇸 United States🇵🇱 Poland🇦🇷 Argentina🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇺🇦 Ukraine
The App

The Full Experience,
In Your Pocket

Everything the website offers, wherever you are. The whole catalog in your pocket, and it works with no signal at all.

Offline Access

No signal, no problem. Full church details, always with you.

Visit Tracking

Check in at the churches you visit and build your own pilgrimage map.

Personal Wishlist

Save the churches you want to see, and plan a trip around them.

Weekly Schedules

The full week of Mass times with language filters, not only today's.

Built by CosmoLabs

The Churches App is a CosmoLabs project. We build careful, data-rich tools for people who like to look things up.