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Acts 28:1-6 is illustrated showing Paul being perceived by the Malta inhabitants as a God Laurent de la Hyre - Public Domain

Shipwrecked on Holy Ground: How Malta became Paul’s island of refuge

StoriesJune 23, 2026

Discover how Saint Paul’s shipwreck transformed Malta into an island of refuge and walk the Peregrinatio Sancti Pauli AD 60 in his footsteps.

Romanesque church of Sant Joan de Caselles (12 century), Canillo, Andorra Josep Curto - Shutterstock

Stone and silence: Walking Andorra’s Romanesque trail

StoriesJune 19, 2026

Explore Andorra’s Romanesque Trail through medieval churches, Pyrenean art, and mountain landscapes shaped by centuries of history and tradition

Golden reliquary in the Treasury Museum of Aachen Cathedral, Germany. Joseph Creamer - Shutterstock

The collector collected: Charlemagne’s relics and the pilgrim city of Aachen

StoriesJune 16, 2026

Charlemagne built Aachen around sacred relics. Centuries later, he became one himself in one of Europe’s most fascinating pilgrim cities.

Delfines azules y rosados en Ilha do Amor

Blue and pink dolphins in Ilha do Amor EWY media - Shutterstock

How a Jesuit ceremony became an Amazonian festival

StoriesJune 12, 2026

The Sairé of Alter do Chão blends Jesuit tradition, Amazonian legends, and popular culture in one of Brazil’s most unique festivals

The Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, adorned with sculptures by Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the Aleijadinho, work known as 12 Prophets Caio Pederneiras - Shutterstock

Aleijadinho and the praying stone

StoriesJune 9, 2026

Discover Aleijadinho, colonial Brazil’s greatest sculptor, and the remarkable stone prophets that overlook the pilgrimage sanctuary of Congonhas.

Subirachs’ Passion Façade at the Sagrada Família Pit Stock - Shutterstock

Stone, shadow, and salvation: The sculptures of Subirachs on the Sagrada Família

StoriesJune 5, 2026

Explore Subirachs’ Passion Façade at the Sagrada Família, a powerful stone meditation on suffering, death, redemption, and faith.

Internal view of the Sagrada Familia Amith Nag - Shutterstock

Five things you didn’t know about the Sagrada Familia

StoriesJune 2, 2026

Bells, wind, and footsteps shape the pilgrimage experience. Discover how the sounds of the trail influence the mind and well-being

Open book “Little Prince” by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry Emilita - Shutterstock

Saint-Exupéry’s crash in Egypt that inspired The Little Prince

StoriesMay 29, 2026

Saint-Exupéry’s crash in Egypt’s Wadi el Natrun desert reveals how an experience of thirst, silence, and survival inspired the symbolic world of The Little Prince

Coptic Monastery of St. Bishop in Egypt PavleMarjanovic - Shutterstock

Wadi el Natrun: From pharaohs to monks

StoriesMay 28, 2026

Between salt lakes and desert monasteries, Wadi el Natrun preserves the memory of the Holy Family and reveals how Egypt transformed an arid landscape into one of Christianity’s great monastic…