Millions of pilgrims expected in Rome for Jubilee 2025 Stanley Kalvan - Shutterstock How to survive the Jubilee crowds in Rome: A pilgrim’s guide StoriesOctober 18, 2024The 2025 Jubilee will include special Masses, public events and, of course, opportunities to pass through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica
Göbekli Tepe Oktay Altay - Shutterstock The world’s first pilgrimage site StoriesOctober 16, 2024According to some scholars, this Neolithic archaeological place could be the first pilgrimage site in history
Interior of the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche Danita Delimont - Shutterstock Pilgrimage to the heart of Spanish Florida StoriesOctober 14, 2024Each year, visitors from all over the country come to pay their respects to Mary in this tiny chapel in Florida
St Pauls Islets, off the northeast coast of Malta Diana Mower - Shutterstock An Apostle’s journey: the Way of Saint Paul in Malta StoriesOctober 11, 2024By walking the Sancti Pauli walk, pilgrims follow in Paul’s footsteps, discovering Malta’s historical pilgrimage paths – an enriching spiritual and cultural experience.
Clouds from Scottish flag Igor Salov - Shutterstock Heavenly Signs: King Óengus, Saint Andrew, and Scotland’s flag StoriesOctober 10, 2024The Scottish flag, the Saltire, features a white diagonal cross on a blue background –the cross of Saint Andrew, the country’s patron saint
The Great Demak Mosque (Masjid Agung Demak) FarisFitrianto - Shutterstock Ziyarah in Indonesia: Pilgrimage across the archipelago StoriesOctober 7, 2024There are important local Islamic pilgrimage practices throughout the Indonesian archipelago that hold deep cultural significance
St Francis of Assisi Frostyphotography - Shutterstock The Italian pilgrim routes of St Francis of Assisi StoriesOctober 3, 2024Discover some of the most important routes linked to the life of Francis of Assisi. Along these routes his legacy comes alive
World Peace Pagoda at Lumbini Ata Giri - Shutterstock In the footsteps of Buddha: A pilgrimage to Lumbini StoriesOctober 1, 2024Lumbini (Nepal) it is traditionally considered as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama –the prince who would later become the Buddha
Malta streets Courtesy of Visit Malta The Camino Maltés: getting to Compostela by land and sea StoriesSeptember 27, 2024A recognition of the island’s enduring spiritual connection to the Camino de Santiago and the wider Mediterranean network of pilgrimage routes