Our Lady of Walsingham

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The historic Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.

England’s historic Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham gets new rector

Sep 25, 2023

By Marcin Mliczko

The ancient medieval shrine is one of the oldest religious sites in England and is considered “a significant place in... Read more

Our Lady of Walsingham.

Pilgrims to walk 59 miles to England’s Our Lady of Walsingham shrine this summer 

Jun 18, 2023

By Madeleine Teahan

Known as “England’s Nazareth,” the popular shrine is located on the north coast of East Anglia and was established around... Read more

The Right Rev. Richard Pain, who served as the Anglican Bishop of Monmouth, will join the Catholic Church on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Anglican bishop from Wales will convert to Catholicism to serve as priest

Jun 14, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

The Right Rev. Richard Pain, who served as the Anglican bishop of Monmouth in Wales, will join the Catholic Church... Read more

Msgr. John Armitage preaches at Westminster Cathedral, London, Sept. 12, before a statue of Our Lady of Walsingham. Photo

Catholic shrine rector: Mary’s joy is ‘antidote to fear’

Sep 17, 2020

Sharing in Mary’s joy is “the greatest antidote to fear and anxiety,” the outgoing rector of England’s national Marian shrine... Read more

The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham at the shrine in Norfolk, England.

Despite the pandemic, Catholic shrine enjoys ‘biggest pilgrimage season’ in its history

Jun 5, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic gripped England in March, the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was forced to close. But rather... Read more

Our Lady of Walsingham.

Britons rededicate England to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mar 30, 2020

More than half a million people took part Sunday in the rededication of England to Our Lady Sunday, organizers have... Read more

EWTN chairman Michael Warsaw at the network's launch of a studio in Walsingham, England, Aug. 29, 2017.

EWTN launches studio at Walsingham shrine in England

Aug 29, 2017

By Elise Harris

On Tuesday EWTN opened its first studio and office in the U.K. at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham,... Read more

Dominican friars lead a pilgrimage to Walsingham, May 2010.

The Marian Shrine of Walsingham and Christian pilgrimage

Sep 2, 2016

By Ann Schneible

For more than 950 years, pilgrims have been making their way to a small medieval village in England's Norfolk region... Read more