With a branch of Lloyds Bank on one side and an apart-hotel on the other, it is perhaps the unlikeliest place to find a shop dedicated to all things holy.
But Pauline Books & Media is just that - an oasis of calm planted right in the middle of the hectic city centre, just a few short steps away from McDonald's and Primark.
The religious shop has recently moved to new premises in Church Street, after being a fixture in Bold Street for many decades.
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It is predominantly a Christian bookshop, but here you will also find CDs, DVDs, greetings cards, crucifixes, religious statues, trinkets, and even phials for collecting holy water from the shrine at Lourdes.
The shop is operated by nuns belonging to the Daughters of St Paul, hence the shop's name. This is a Catholic order with branches all over the world, and dedicated to spreading the Christian Gospel.
The order's international character is reflected in the fact that the three nuns who currently work on the shop floor are drawn from the Philippines, Kenya, and Malta.
Unlike some religious orders - known as "contemplatives" - who cut themselves off from the outside world in monasteries and convents, the Paulines are an "active" order who see their mission as being at the heart of the community.
Far from hiding away, the Paulines have a strong social media presence. But perhaps nothing better illustrates their mission than setting up shop in the heart of Liverpool city centre, at the former premises of a Santander bank branch.
Sister Lalaine Lilio, 56, who originally hails from the Philippines, is the shop's current supervisor. She said: "Our mission is to be where the people are. That's why we opened this shop. This is our way of reaching out to people.
"It's more about people coming to us, than us going out to them. We're not only here for Catholics, but for Anglicans, Buddhists, or people with no faith at all. They all receive the same welcome.
"We are a registered charity so the purpose of the shop is not to make money or a profit, but to make the word of God known to as many people as possible."
Liverpool city centre, as much in the daytime as during the night, is a popular gathering spot for those on the margins of society. How do the sisters feel about being in the middle of all this?
Sister Lalaine said: "We have never had any trouble. People are so happy to see us. They're in distress and don't know where to go for prayer books or Bibles. People are still looking for those kinds of things and they appreciate our presence here.
"Liverpool is still a very Christian city."
Sister Florence Wahome, 40, who is originally from Kenya, said: "They are happy to see such a place in the heart of Liverpool.
"We have had one or two homeless people come in just to look around but they are always very kind and respectful, not scary at all. One had a trolley with him and only wanted to get a crucifix."
When they are not working at the shop, the Sisters live together at a number of religious houses dotted around Merseyside, such as in Aigburth and Huyton.
They owe total obedience to the head of the religious order, who is based in Rome, which means the Sisters can often be moved elsewhere in the UK or abroad. For that reason, the staff working at the shop is constantly changing, although some might still spend several years there.
Sister Josette Spiteri, from Malta, currently the oldest sister at the shop at the age of 73, said: "The Superior of the Order will give us the job and we will go wherever we are sent."
The religious order which blesses the press, TV, and the internet
The Pauline Order was originally founded by Father James Alberione, an Italian, in 1914.
Inspired by the apostle Paul, Fr Alberione's ideal was to use every modern means of communication to proclaim the Gospel - for that reason the press, movies, radio and television, and now the internet and social media, are all embraced.
In fact a modern prayer specifically thanks God for the press, the cinema, the radio, television, technology and electronics.
It prays for - amongst many others - journalists, comic-strip creators, authors, producers and directors, actors, and radio stations.
Following the formation of the Society of St Paul, the Daughters of St Paul were formed in 1915.
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