Discover the Caminho da Fé, a long-distance pilgrimage that culminates in the city of Aparecida, home to one of Latin America’s most visited sanctuaries
Pilgrims on the Caminho da Fé in São Paulo Wagner Vilas - Shutterstock
Our Lady of the Conception of Aparecida Marco Sete - Shutterstock
The foundational legend of Aparecida traces back to 1717, when three fishermen hauled a dark, clay statue of the Virgin Mary from the Paraíba River
A multilingual sign in Turin, Italy, with an arrow pointing towards the Santa Sindone, or Holy Shroud, attracting tourists and pilgrims. Sodel Vladyslav - Shutterstock
From Late Antiquity onward, communities across the Mediterranean and Europe began to seek, preserve, and venerate the material traces of the Passion
Orthodox Christian pilgrims commemorate the path Jesus carried his cross on the day of his crucifixion along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on Good Friday Ryan Rodrick Beiler - Shutterstock
For early pilgrims, traveling to Jerusalem was not simply geographic movement. It was a symbolic act of solidarity with suffering and a ritual of interior renewal
Grigoriou monastery in Mount Athos Lemonakis Antonis - Shutterstock
Mount Athos juts into the deep blue waters of the Aegean, a place where geography and monastic tradition have fused into an enduring way of life
Flight out of Egypt, by Richard Dadd (1849) Public Domain - Wikipedia
The word exodus carries within it the very essence of pilgrimage—leaving, searching, becoming.
Saint Valentine's day in an Italian city cabuscaa - Shutterstock
Valentine defied an Emperor’s edict by performing secret marriages for couples–which explains his association with romance.
Famous statue of St Peter at the Vatican Square cinemavision - Shutterstock
Rome, center of Roman Catholicism and destination of the Jubilee 2025, preserves many places related to the Apostle Peter
St Ignatius of Loyola's Cave at Manresa (Spain Isacco - Shutterstock
Known as the place where Saint Ignatius of Loyola experienced his transformative retreat in 1522, the city has become a focal point for spiritual seekers.