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Around the world

The great basilicas, cathedrals and shrines that draw the most pilgrims and visitors, ranked roughly by the number of visitors each year.

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  1Basilica of Our Lady of GuadalupeMexico City, MexicoThe most visited Marian shrine in the world, home of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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  2Notre-Dame de ParisParis, FranceThe Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, restored and reopened in 2024 after the fire of 2019.
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  3Basilica of Our Lady of AparecidaAparecida, São Paulo, BrazilThe national shrine of Brazil and the largest Marian basilica in the world.
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  4Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Cœur)Paris, FranceThe white-domed basilica crowning Montmartre, where Christ in the Eucharist has been adored day and night since 1885.
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  5St. Peter’s BasilicaVatican CityThe great basilica built over the tomb of Saint Peter, heart of the Catholic world.
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  6Sanctuary of Our Lady of FátimaFátima, PortugalThe shrine where Our Lady appeared to three shepherd children in 1917, asking for prayer and the Rosary.
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  7Cologne CathedralCologne, GermanyThe towering Gothic cathedral built to house the relics of the Three Kings, which took more than six centuries to finish.
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  8Basilica of the Sagrada FamíliaBarcelona, SpainAntoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece in Barcelona, a Bible in stone still rising after more than a century.
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  9Sanctuary of Our Lady of LourdesLourdes, FranceThe grotto where Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette in 1858, with its healing spring and three great basilicas.
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  10Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano)Milan, ItalyThe vast white marble cathedral of Milan, bristling with spires and thousands of statues.
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  11Jasna Góra MonasteryCzęstochowa, PolandThe spiritual capital of Poland, home of the icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa.
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  12St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom)Vienna, AustriaVienna’s Gothic mother church, with its soaring south tower and patterned tile roof.
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  13Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)Florence, ItalyThe cathedral of Florence, crowned by Brunelleschi’s dome, the birthplace of Renaissance architecture.
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  14Basilica of Santa Maria MaggioreRome, ItalyThe greatest church of Our Lady in Rome, with fifth-century mosaics and the tomb of Pope Francis.
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  15Archbasilica of St. John LateranRome, ItalyThe cathedral of Rome and the Pope’s own church, “mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world.”
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  16Basilica of San Francesco d’AssisiAssisi, ItalyThe double basilica over the tomb of Saint Francis, covered with frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue.
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  17Church of the Holy SepulchreJerusalem, Israel / PalestineThe church over Calvary and the empty tomb of Christ, the holiest place in Christendom.
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  18Santiago de Compostela CathedralSantiago de Compostela, SpainThe cathedral over the tomb of Saint James, goal of the Camino de Santiago.
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  19Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, ŁagiewnikiKraków, PolandThe shrine where Saint Faustina lived and died, and where Saint John Paul II entrusted the world to Divine Mercy.
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  20Seville CathedralSeville, SpainThe largest Gothic cathedral in the world, with the Giralda tower and the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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  21Basilica Minore del Santo NiñoCebu City, PhilippinesThe oldest church in the Philippines, home of the image of the Holy Child given by Magellan in 1521.
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  22Notre-Dame Basilica of MontrealMontreal, CanadaThe Gothic Revival church of Old Montreal, famous for its deep-blue and gold interior.
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  23Chartres CathedralChartres, FranceThe high Gothic cathedral of Our Lady, with its unmatched medieval stained glass and the veil of the Virgin.
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  24Basilica of the AnnunciationNazareth, IsraelThe church in Nazareth built over the grotto where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear the Son of God.
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  25Basilica of Our Lady of PeaceYamoussoukro, Côte d’IvoireThe immense domed basilica in the Ivory Coast, modelled on Saint Peter’s and among the largest churches in the world.

In the United States

America's best-known Catholic cathedrals, basilicas, shrines and missions, ranked roughly by the number of visitors each year.

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  1St. Patrick’s CathedralNew YorkThe Gothic Revival cathedral on Fifth Avenue, the most visited Catholic church in America.
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  2Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, District of ColumbiaThe largest Catholic church in North America, the nation’s shrine to Mary, patroness of the United States.
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  3St. Louis CathedralNew Orleans, LouisianaThe white-spired cathedral on Jackson Square, the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
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  4Cathedral Basilica of Saint LouisSt. Louis, MissouriThe St. Louis cathedral whose interior holds one of the largest collections of mosaics in the world.
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  5Mission San Juan CapistranoSan Juan Capistrano, CaliforniaThe “Jewel of the Missions,” with its ruined Great Stone Church, the chapel where Saint Junípero Serra said Mass, and the famous swallows.
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  6Cathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsLos Angeles, CaliforniaThe striking modern cathedral of Los Angeles, with its tapestries of the Communion of Saints.
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  7Mission San Xavier del BacTucson, ArizonaThe “White Dove of the Desert,” the finest Spanish colonial church in the United States, still serving the Tohono O’odham people.
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  8Cathedral of Saint PaulSaint Paul, MinnesotaThe great domed cathedral crowning Cathedral Hill in Saint Paul, national shrine of the Apostle Paul.
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  9Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre DameNotre Dame, IndianaThe Gothic Revival church at the heart of the University of Notre Dame, glowing with French stained glass.
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  10Old Mission Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaThe “Queen of the Missions,” the only California mission continuously in the care of the Franciscans since its founding.
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  11Basilica of the National Shrine of the AssumptionBaltimore, MarylandAmerica’s first Catholic cathedral, designed by the architect of the U.S. Capitol.
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  12Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of AssisiSanta Fe, New MexicoThe Romanesque cathedral of Santa Fe built by Archbishop Lamy, home of La Conquistadora, the oldest Marian statue in the United States.
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  13San Fernando CathedralSan Antonio, TexasThe cathedral of San Antonio, whose walls date from 1738, the oldest cathedral sanctuary in the United States.
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  14Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and PaulPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia’s Italian Renaissance cathedral, built in the shadow of anti-Catholic riots.
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  15Holy Name CathedralChicago, IllinoisThe Gothic Revival cathedral of Chicago, built after the Great Fire, where the red hats of its cardinals hang from the ceiling.
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  16Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the UniverseOrlando, FloridaThe shrine near Orlando’s theme parks, built to welcome the millions of visitors to Central Florida.
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  17Basilica of Saint MaryMinneapolis, MinnesotaThe first basilica in the United States, a Beaux-Arts landmark on the edge of downtown Minneapolis.
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  18Cathedral of Saint Mary of the AssumptionSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco’s soaring modern cathedral, whose roof rises in four curves to form a cross of light.
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  19National Shrine of The Divine MercyStockbridge, MassachusettsThe Marian Fathers’ shrine on Eden Hill, center of the Divine Mercy devotion in North America.
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  20Shrine of Our Lady of GuadalupeLa Crosse, WisconsinA classical shrine church in the hills of Wisconsin, built as a place of prayer and pilgrimage to Our Lady.
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  21Cathedral of St. Matthew the ApostleWashington, District of ColumbiaThe cathedral of Washington, D.C., where the funeral Mass of President John F. Kennedy was celebrated.
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  22Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred HeartNewark, New JerseyNewark’s French Gothic cathedral, one of the largest in North America, fifty-five years in the building.
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  23Our Lady of Victory BasilicaLackawanna, New YorkThe basilica built by Venerable Father Nelson Baker, apostle of charity to orphans, unwed mothers and the poor.
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  24Basilica of St. JosaphatMilwaukee, WisconsinThe great domed church built by Polish immigrants in Milwaukee from the stones of a Chicago post office.
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  25Cathedral of the MadeleineSalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City’s cathedral, a Romanesque church with a Gothic interior, dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene.

Eastern Catholic churches in Florida

Eastern Catholic Churches are in full communion with the Pope and keep their own ancient liturgies. All Catholics are welcome at their services, and attending one fulfills the Sunday obligation.

• Byzantine Catholic (8)Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic (8)
• Maronite Catholic (6)Maronite Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn (6)
• Melkite Catholic (2)Melkite Eparchy of Newton (2)
• Syriac Catholic (2)Diocese of St. Augustine (2)
• Syro-Malabar Catholic (8)Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of St. Thomas of Chicago (8)
• Ukrainian Catholic (7)Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Josaphat (7)