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Photo: The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Photo: The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Photo: The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Photo: The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Photo: A man wears a mask at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

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A man wears a mask at the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground Roman Catholic church built within the tunnels of a salt mine 200 meters underground in a Halite mountain near the town of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Photo: A stained glass window in a church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A stained glass window in a church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: An elderly woman prepares to receive the Eucharist, a Catholic sacrament, in her home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An elderly woman prepares to receive the Eucharist, a Catholic sacrament, in her home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: An elderly woman receives the Eucharist, a Catholic sacrament, in her home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An elderly woman receives the Eucharist, a Catholic sacrament, in her home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: San Benito high school greyhounds football team hold hands in prayer before an important game in San Benito, Texas.

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San Benito high school greyhounds football team hold hands in prayer before an important game in San Benito, Texas.

Photo: A young mennonite woman waits for a pitch during a softball game in Partridge, KS.

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A young mennonite woman waits for a pitch during a softball game in Partridge, KS.

Photo: Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

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Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

Photo: Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

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Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

Photo: Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

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Young Mennonite women enjoy a softball game in Partridge, KS.

Photo: A Mennonite family prays in their home in Partridge, KS.

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A Mennonite family prays in their home in Partridge, KS.

Photo: A Mennonite couple in a horse-drawn buggy near Partridge, KS.

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A Mennonite couple in a horse-drawn buggy near Partridge, KS.

Photo: A Mennonite man with a horse-drawn carriage near Partridge, KS.

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A Mennonite man with a horse-drawn carriage near Partridge, KS.

Photo: An 8-year-old boy prays at a Sunday morning service during the country threshing days in Goessel, Kansas.

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An 8-year-old boy prays at a Sunday morning service during the country threshing days in Goessel, Kansas.

Photo: In Connecticut, two young girls in their "Sunday Best" are reluctant to socialize with the Easter bunny.

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In Connecticut, two young girls in their “Sunday Best” are reluctant to socialize with the Easter bunny.

Photo: A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

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A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

Photo: A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

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A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

Photo: A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

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A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

Photo: A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

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A girl holds a pet rabbit in a Hutterite community near Norfolk, CT.

Photo: Catholic Bishop Joseph Howze blesses each passing boat from rubber rafts to real shrimp fleets at the Blessing of the Fleet festival in Biloxi, Miss.

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Catholic Bishop Joseph Howze blesses each passing boat from rubber rafts to real shrimp fleets at the Blessing of the Fleet festival in Biloxi, Miss.

Photo: One of many brightly-decorated boats at the Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet near Biloxi, Mississippi.

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One of many brightly-decorated boats at the Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet near Biloxi, Mississippi.

Photo: From rubber rafts to shrimp fleets, boats line up for the Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet near Biloxi, Miss.

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From rubber rafts to shrimp fleets, boats line up for the Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet near Biloxi, Miss.

Photo: Portrait of two young New Orleans residents, just after church.

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Portrait of two young New Orleans residents, just after church.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

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Scene from the First Salmon Festival and pow wow, a Native American celebration in Celilo, OR.

Photo: Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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Native Americans in prayer at the First Salmon Ceremony near Celilo, OR.

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