Organisers anticipate that a record 20,000 pilgrims will take part in the 44th annual Pentecost pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres between May 23 and 25, as they simultaneously issue detailed guidance on managing expected temperatures exceeding 30C during the three-day journey.
The pilgrimage continues steady growth that has seen participation rise from approximately 16,000 in 2023 to nearly 19,000 last year. The three-day walk, organised by Notre-Dame de Chrétienté and centred on the Traditional Latin Mass, will feature a new shorter route and close with a Pontifical High Mass celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke in Chartres Cathedral.
