Christian Pilgrimages

16+ hour, 5+ min ago   (452+ words) The first international religious tourism forum was held in Lithuania’s northern Šiluva town, famous for its Catholic indulgences (atlaidai) ceremony. Organisers hope pilgrims will opt for longer stays in Lithuania and that the country's regions will attract more attention. "The…...

17+ hour, 53+ min ago   (127+ words) Year One: outer gurus stitch my coat of earth,annamaya, food and flesh; prāṇamaya, breath.One hundred eight returns loosen inherited seams;Gaṇeśa walks where guidance turns within. Year Two: Tripurasundarī dances through my cities;manomaya, mind’s robe; vijñānamaya, discernment’s…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago   (261+ words) Have you ever wondered what a pilgrimage is like and if it's for you? Here is an opportunity for you to take part in this one-day pilgrimage to St Peter’s Chapel, Bradwell-on-Sea. Bradwell Pilgrimage and Gathering is an annual gathering…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (346+ words) JENKINTOWN — The Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great welcomed Ukrainian Catholic pilgrims October 4 for the 95th annual pilgrimage to the Mother of God, bringing together clergy, religious sisters, families and the faithful for a celebration of prayer, worship,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (312+ words) “Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape.” St. Francis of Assisi included this praise of mortality in his Canticle of the Sun, in which he thanked God for every blessing…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (416+ words) More than 200 pilgrims from across Gippsland and beyond gathered in Benambra last weekend for a special diocesan pilgrimage honouring St Francis of Assisi. Source: Sale Diocese. This weekend commemorated the 800th anniversary of the death of one of Christianity’s most beloved…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (506+ words) L-R: The Christus Rex Pilgrimage covers 90 kilometres over three days. Creswick, Smeaton, Campbelltown and Newstead are some of the stops between Ballarat and Bendigo. The Christus Rex Pilgrimage has been going for 35 years. Later this month, an unusual sight will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) St. Pelagia the Penitent, pray for us! Saint of the day: Pelagia the Penitent St. Pelagia lived in Antioch and worked as a prostitute. One day, she passed a church while dressed in her elegant and provocative clothes. Bishop Nossus…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (783+ words) This time was different. I was too excited for this one. I had been looking forward to it for months. I was meeting a very dear friend, someone very close to me, after almost two years. It was an all-girls…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (519+ words) ROME OSV News — At the stroke of midnight Oct. 4, Church bells tolled across the Italian hilltown of Assisi to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’ death. The Oct. 4 feast of the “the Little Poor Man of Assisi” was the pinnacle…...