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Landscape from the square of the Basilica of Fátima - Portugal Sebastian_Photography - Shutterstock

Religious Tourism: A Bridge of Peace Between Cultures

StoriesMarch 4, 2025

Fátima – one of the world’s most-visited Marian pilgrimage sites – hosts the 12th edition of the International Workshops on Religious Tourism (IWRT)

St. Patrick's Cathedral Basilica, Catholic parish church, basilica and former cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York Popova Valeriya

Old St. Patrick’s: Scorsese’s Church and the Immigrant Struggles of New York

StoriesMarch 4, 2025

Old St. Patrick’s, completed in 1815, was the first Catholic cathedral in New York for both Irish and Italian communities

A statue marks the place where St Paul shipwrecked in Malta Visit Malta

The Epic of Paul and the Camino Maltés

StoriesMarch 1, 2025

The year was 60 CE. A Roman vessel battled the fury of a Mediterranean storm, its sails torn, its timbers groaning against the relentless siege of wind and sea

Taiwan-05172018：Mazu Pilgrimage activity in Taiwan

Mazu Pilgrimage in Taiwan Wise Lee - Shutterstock

The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage: Taiwan’s Unscripted Journey of Faith

StoriesFebruary 28, 2025

What sets this pilgrimage apart is something extraordinary—it may well be the only pilgrimage in the world with no fixed route.

A multitude of pilgrims circumambulate (tawaf) Kaaba ESB Professional - Shutterstock

The Kaaba: its Abrahamic significance and centrality in Islam

StoriesFebruary 25, 2025

The Kaaba is the focal point of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

The experience of sailing with the pilgrimage to Santiago Giovanni Rinaldi -Shutterstock

Sailing to Santiago: The Camino a Vela

StoriesFebruary 21, 2025

The Way to Santiago by Sailboat, a maritime pilgrimage that blends the experience of sailing with the journey to Santiago

Flight out of Egypt, by Richard Dadd (1849) Public Domain - Wikipedia

Exodus: Leaving, wandering, and becoming

StoriesFebruary 18, 2025

The word exodus carries within it the very essence of pilgrimage—leaving, searching, becoming.

St James and the symbol of the shells Codex Calixtinus. Public Domain

The Legend of the Cabaleiro das Cunchas: A Tale from Santiago

StoriesFebruary 14, 2025

The tale of the Cabaleiro das Cunchas invites you to see Bouzas as a hidden gem of the Xacobeo world.

Saint Valentine's day in an Italian city cabuscaa - Shutterstock

Tracing the Relics of Saint Valentine: A Global Journey

StoriesFebruary 11, 2025

Valentine defied an Emperor’s edict by performing secret marriages for couples–which explains his association with romance.