These enigmatic figures, which emerged in the context of Spanish evangelization of the Americas, stand out for fusing religious, military, and artistic elements from Europe with local Andean traditions and…
This ancient book is the first comprehensive guide for pilgrims traveling to the shrine of Saint James the Great in Santiago de Compostela
A strange but powerful symbol of the Camino, the scallop shell or vieira
A tour of the famous semi-cavernous monastery where St. Benedict wrote his famous rule.
Al-Maghtas is mentioned in the Gospels as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, the place where, according to tradition, Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by his cousin, John the Baptist.
Orvieto Cathedral is more than a stunning Gothic duomo, it’s the place where Corpus Christi feast was born
Learn about Buenaventura Suárez, astronomer and scientist who made extraordinary discoveries about the Universe from a Guarani mission.
Over the centuries, the monks of the Great St. Bernard Hospice began breeding large, powerful dogs to assist them in their rescue missions
The Road from Canterbury to Rome is known as the Via Francigena or Sigeric’s Itinerary. But who was Sigeric?