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Arrival of Polo brothers to Bukhara. Book of Marvels Public Domain

Across the Roof of the World: Marco Polo and the Silk Route

StoriesJanuary 13, 2026

A vivid exploration of Marco Polo’s journey along the Silk Route, tracing a world of merchants, empires, and cultural exchange across deserts, mountains, and imperial courts. A secular odyssey that…

Sanctuary Las Lajas in Ipiales, Colombia oscar garces - Shutterstock

Las Lajas Sanctuary, Colombia: a pilgrimage site built into a canyon

StoriesJanuary 9, 2026

El Santuario de Las Lajas, en Colombia, un lugar de peregrinación único construido dentro de un cañón andino, donde paisaje, arquitectura y fe se entrelazan

Were the Magi Babylonian, Persian, or Nabataean? Dmitry Rukhlenko - Shutterstock

Where did the Magi come from?

StoriesJanuary 6, 2026

Could the Magi have come from Petra? This article explores the Nabataean hypothesis through biblical texts, archaeology, incense trade networks, and ancient routes of the Near East

In memory of the First Performance of the Oratorio Paulinus Here in the Middle of the Cave a Candle is Lit in the Basilica of Rabat 2.2.2024

In memory of the First Performance of the Oratorio Paulinus Here in the Middle of the Cave a Candle is Lit in the Basilica of Rabat Fondazzjoni Paulus

Rabat Agape Festival 2026: Malta’s Living Pauline Landscape

StoriesJanuary 5, 2026

Rabat Agape Festival 2026 presents Malta as a living Pauline landscape, combining music, scholarship, routes, and contemporary pilgrimage.

Caganer, nativity figurine in detail of a man doing poop, typical from Catalonia Marta navarroP - Shutterstock

The “caganer”: Nature, humor, and the sacred in Catalonia’s nativity scene

StoriesJanuary 2, 2026

The caganer in Catalonia’s Nativity scene: a folk figure blending humor, fertility, and spirituality, where the sacred meets the earthly

Millions of participants gather at Times Square in New York City to celebrate New Year’s Eve Ryan Rahman - Shutterstock

New Year’s Eve in New York: The city that counts down its own way

StoriesDecember 30, 2025

How New York celebrates New Year’s Eve beyond Times Square: history, local traditions, music, parks, and authentic ways to welcome the new year.

A classical Neapolitan nativity scene Alberto Tirri - Shutterstock

The Neapolitan nativity scene: A city reimagined for the season

StoriesDecember 23, 2025

The Neapolitan nativity scene is more than a Christmas tradition: it is a living portrait of Naples, where sacred mystery and everyday life merge into a miniature city shaped by…

Mary's tree at Matariyya, Cairo Silvia Costantini

Egypt’s Holy Family Trail: A spiritual journey, heritage and renewal

StoriesDecember 19, 2025

An in-depth interview with Adel El Gendy on Egypt’s Holy Family Trail, a UNESCO-recognized pilgrimage route that blends spirituality, heritage, sustainability, and interfaith unity.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Luc-Olivier Merson, 1879, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Public Domain

From Five Verses to Twenty-Five Milestones: How Egypt’s Holy Family Trail Was Born

StoriesDecember 16, 2025

Discover how five Gospel verses on the Flight into Egypt became Egypt’s 25-stop Holy Family Route, a living Coptic landscape where memory, faith and culture meet.