Pilgrimage
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Catholics invited to make pilgrimage in Dante’s footsteps in anniversary year
Dante’s Walk is a 235-mile route between the Italian cities of Ravenna and Florence. Read more
Here’s how to take a local Catholic pilgrimage in the U.S.
The most popular pilgrimages for Catholics range from the Holy Land to the Camino de Santiago. But, pilgrims should know,... Read more
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40,000 Catholics make pilgrimage to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland
The traditional walking pilgrimage to venerate an icon of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa housed in the shrine dates back... Read more
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Polish Catholics arrive in Rome after 17-day cycling pilgrimage
The group raised funds for a hospice. Read more
Knights of Columbus creating Fr. Michael McGivney pilgrimage center
The Knights of Columbus announced plans to create a new pilgrimage center for visitors to encounter the spirituality of the... Read more
Disabled teen encouraged by Pope Francis after walking Camino de Santiago
A Spanish teenager with an intellectual disability received an encouraging letter from Pope Francis after walking the Camino de Santiago... Read more
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral reopens to pilgrims
Pilgrims can walk the Camino de Santiago once again as the pilgrimage’s destination, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, reopened... Read more
Maine teens hike 70 miles in pilgrimage of prayer to end addiction and depression
For the second year in a row, 11 Maine teens embarked on a 70-mile pilgrimage to pray for their communities... Read more
Chartres Pentecost pilgrimage draws 14,000
More than 14,000 Catholics walked 62 miles from Paris to Chartres Cathedral in three days in an annual Pentecost pilgrimage... Read more
Rwandan troops block pilgrims from attending Ugandan martyr celebration
Some 200 Rwandans were blocked by national troops from crossing the border with Uganda to attend a pilgrimage in the... Read more
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Transylvania’s Marian pilgrimage shrine
Pope Francis celebrated Mass Saturday at a 16th century Marian pilgrimage site in Transylvania, calling upon the Romanians and Hungarians... Read more
Why these men walked 24 miles to the ‘Rome of the Midwest’
It can be hard to find time for silent reflection in today’s bustling modern society. But a group of men... Read more
Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for the first time in 300 years
The bare, white marble of Rome’s ‘Scala Sancta,’ which are believed to be the stairs trod by Christ on the... Read more
Women of Catholic Worker Movement on prayerful pilgrimage for abuse summit
American women from the Catholic Worker Movement are in Rome this week to pray for the Vatican’s sexual abuse summit... Read more
He's walked 2,800 miles to the March for Life
Last weekend, John Moore arrived at the Washington Monument in the US capital, after a walking pilgrimage from San Francisco... Read more
A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 25
On the morning of October 25th , the Synod Fathers went on a pilgrimage ad Petri Sedem. Read more
Hundreds gather for Marian pilgrimage to Pennsylvania town on fire
Centralia, Pennsylvania, is on fire … literally: a coal fire has been raging underneath the town for more than 50... Read more
Walking, biking pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe draws 60,000
By foot and by bicycle, some 60,000 people arrived at the Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City on July 22, for... Read more
Coming soon: A virtual tour of the tomb of Jesus
Next week, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., will open a 3D virtual tour of the Holy Sepulchre, the... Read more
This boy invited Pope Francis on a pilgrimage – and here's how he responded
Nine-year-old Andrea is an Italian boy who joined 130 children last month for a “Pilgrimage of Joy” to the Marian... Read more
