Travel & Pilgrimage

On the pilgrim trail

The increasing numbers of walking pilgrims suggest that, beneath the blisters and aching feet, an older longing for our heavenly homeland still endures

Fr James Martin’s ‘LGBT’ ministry announces New York City pilgrimage

Outreach will host a three-day pilgrimage through New York City highlighting sites connected with LGBTQ Catholics and the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Christine Rousselle

Walking through Europe’s Catholic heartlands

Travelling on foot through historically Catholic regions of Europe reveals more than beautiful churches and shrines; it offers a glimpse of a culture whose moral imagination continues to shape society

How Ryanair made Europe

From pilgrimage to family visits and work opportunities, Ryanair has widened access to travel in ways that have reshaped the lives of ordinary Europeans

Declan J. Ganley

Seeing souls on the road to Santiago

The friendships formed on pilgrimage can expose how modern life obscures the true significance of every person we encounter

A first pilgrimage to Chartres

As thousands of Catholics walked to Chartres over Pentecost, one first-time pilgrim discovered how physical hardship can illuminate spiritual truths

Georgia Gilholy

The world gets worse, but the Camino gets better

Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage offers a powerful counterbalance to the alienation, competitiveness and digital disconnection of modern Western life

Gardener to cycle to Jerusalem after Marian experience

Andrew Foote says a life-changing encounter in Ephesus inspired him to undertake a 2,246-mile pilgrimage to Jerusalem for charity

Nathalie Raffray

The monks of Norcia: Benedict’s sons return

From suppression under Napoleon to destruction by earthquake, the Benedictines of Norcia have rebuilt their monastic life through prayer, work and perseverance

Fr Dwight Longenecker

Rocamadour, the Black Madonna and Houellebecq's crisis of belief

A journey inspired by Michel Houellebecq’s novel leads to Rocamadour’s Black Madonna and reflections on faith, nationhood and modern Europe