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Thousands of European scouts make a pilgrimage to France.

Thousands of European scouts make pilgrimage to France

A total of 3,500 scouts and adult leaders from 13 European countries made a pilgrimage to the French town of... Read more

Oslo Coadjutor Bishop Fredrik Hansen speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.

Norwegian jubilee pilgrimage honors the feast day of St. Sunniva

Jul 9, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

On July 8, the feast day of St. Sunniva, Catholics from multiple countries arrived at Selja, an island just off... Read more

Just a mention of Lough Derg summons tales of sleep deprivation, discomfort, and hunger, but it’s a deeply spiritual place of renewal and hope, from which faithful pilgrims often emerge reborn through the rituals of self-purification.

Barefoot and hungry pilgrims keep returning to Ireland’s most grueling pilgrimage

May 31, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

Lough Derg is renowned among the faithful for its physically grueling but spiritually uplifting three-day pilgrimage.  Read more