Good news in the Church is even more appealing on the feast that is sometimes described as the Church’s birthday. The annual pilgrimage from Paris to the cathedral at Chartres, which takes place over Pentecost weekend, is growing exponentially.
Jean de Tauriers, president of Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, which organises the pilgrimage, has been celebrating the fact that this annual pilgrimage is growing by about 10% every year, but for 2023 it has grown by 33%.
On Friday 26th May, 16,000 pilgrims gathered outside the church of Saint-Sulpice to walk the 62 miles to the square in front of Notre-Dame de Chartres. In previous years before the disastrous fire, they gathered outside Notre-Dame de Paris, and will again when she is restored. But in the meantime, St Sulpice is the launching point.
