{"id":8900,"date":"2017-07-02T21:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2017-07-03T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T14:15:34","slug":"good-news-on-the-tourist-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/good-news-on-the-tourist-front\/","title":{"rendered":"Good News on The Tourist Front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7508\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/logoinside.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Good news on the tourist front!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>When\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em> decided to compile a list of the world&#8217;s most popular tourist sites,\u00a0<em>six<\/em> of its top fifteen &#8212; almost half! &#8212; were Roman Catholic churches or monuments [see its full list <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/worlds-most-popular-tourist-attractions-2015-6\/#st-peters-basilica-vatican-city-20\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><\/span>].<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At #13: the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static6.businessinsider.com\/image\/556deb976da811fd39e53b44-1200\/13-notre-dame-cathedral-paris-france.jpg\" alt=\"13. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At #12: Church of the Savior on Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static3.businessinsider.com\/image\/556deb89eab8ea20713daf58-1200\/12-church-of-the-savior-on-blood-st-petersburg-russia.jpg\" alt=\"12. Church of the Savior on Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At #9 (edging out the Eiffel Tower!): Christ the Redeemer statue, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static1.businessinsider.com\/image\/535920506da8114419aaa86d-1200\/9-cristo-redentor-rio-de-janeiro-brazil.jpg\" alt=\"9. Cristo Redentor, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At #7, Milan Cathedral, Italy<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static2.businessinsider.com\/image\/5542796eeab8eaa74befd3b7-1200\/7-milan-cathedral-milan-italy.jpg\" alt=\"7. Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At #6: St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica, Rome, Italy:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static1.businessinsider.com\/image\/556deaa56da811fb33e53b44-1200\/6-st-peters-basilica-vatican-city.jpg\" alt=\"6. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At #5 (and topping off all the Catholic sites): La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static4.businessinsider.com\/image\/53e8f38decad04e14f35c061-1200\/5-la-sagrada-familia-barcelona-spain.jpg\" alt=\"5. 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