Fátima strengthens its role as a global hub for religious tourism, where 5,200 B2B meetings help shape new pilgrimage routes and international cooperation.
Candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Fatima Fredericoalmeida84 - Shutterstock
Catacombs of Saint Paul, 3rd to 8th centuries AD, Rbat (Mdina) tolobalaguer.com - Shutterstock
Saint Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat reveal early Christianity in Malta and its connection to the biblical story of Paul’s shipwreck in the Roman Mediterranean
Funerary portrait from Fayum (Egypt) traditionally attributed to Egeria Public Domain
Egeria, a 4th-century traveler from Hispania, crossed the Roman Empire to Jerusalem and Sinai, leaving the earliest surviving diary of Christian pilgrimage
St Bridget of Kildare By Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0
Five European sacred routes honoring great female mystics—Hildegard, Teresa of Ávila, Mary Magdalene, Bridget of Sweden, and Brigid of Kildare—invite a journey of reflection and transformation
Birgitta as a pilgrim. Late medieval fresco in Harg church, Uppland. Public Domain
Bridget of Sweden crossed medieval Europe—from Nidaros and Santiago to Rome and Jerusalem—making pilgrimage the defining structure of her spiritual life
Pol Aurélien confronting a dragon on the island of Batz. St Pol de Léon Cathedral Isogood_patrick - Shutterstock
Uncover the captivating legends of Brittany’s founding saints – men who tamed dragons, sailed on whales, and shaped a sacred landscape
Aerial view of the coral reef, the Southern Pacific Ocean and the island of Raiatea looking at Marae Taputapuatea in Opoa, on the southern coast of Raiatea EQRoy - Shutterstock
Taputapuātea in Raiatea was one of Polynesia’s most influential pilgrimage centers, linking navigation, ancestral authority, and transoceanic cultural networks across the Pacific
Red canoe in the middle of the lake in Gatineau, Quebec on an overcast day. Honz Slipka - Shutterstock
A contemporary canoe pilgrimage retraces Indigenous water routes in Canada, using shared travel to explore history, memory, and reconciliation across landscapes shaped by movement
Lunette fresco of St Paul Shipwreck in Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck, Valletta, Malta steve estvanik - Shutterstock
Paul’s shipwreck in Malta tells a unique Mediterranean story of refuge, hospitality, and the beginnings of an enduring Christian tradition rooted in place and memory