Saint Paul U Camino course shows the Way
Saint Paul University is offering a unique interactive course next spring that will allow students and the public alike to traverse part of a major historic Christian pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago.
Pilgrims flock to rainy Lourdes to celebrate feast of the Assumption at Marian shrine
If there is one place in the world where it's worth spending the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption at least once in a lifetime, it's the Marian shrine of Lourdes. The national pilgrimage to Lourdes is currently underway -- Aug. 12 to 16, attracting a record number of pilgrims.
France pilgrims discover a world of difference
Faith ploughs on with Prairie pilgrimages
Just as harvest season was beginning, Saskatchewan’s pilgrimage season ended in mid-August with a pilgrimage to a Roman Catholic shrine at Kaposvar, an annual ritual for descendents of 19th-century Hungarian, Czecho-Slovak and Ukrainian sodbusters who settled the area around Esterhazy.
Annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage dates back to 1889
The legacy of the Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage stretches back a lot longer than the Church remembers. Lac Ste. Anne was a sacred pilgrimage site for centuries before French Oblate missionaries arrived at Fort des Prairies (later known as Edmonton) in 1843.
Pilgrimage bounce back expected for 2022
Marian novena an ‘Ice bridge’ moment
Dennis Girard considers the Canada54 Novena from Jan. 6 to Feb. 28 an “ice bridge” moment for the Marian Devotional Movement.
Western Canada pilgrimages make measured comeback
The ongoing spectre of COVID-19 prevents pilgrimages from completely roaring back to life in Canada, but celebrated summer religious summits in western Canada were to make measured comebacks on Aug. 14 and 15.
BEIRUT -- The pilgrimage of the icon of the Holy Family of Divine Will of Unity and Peace has begun. The icon, written by Melkite Father Samir Rouhana of St. Elias Parish near Haifa, Israel, will be in Lebanon for a month.
Mission pilgrimage cancelled again as grotto damaged
VANCOUVER — The largest annual event in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, which draws thousands of Catholics to a historic site in Mission, has been cancelled for the second year in a row.
Buzz building for autumn pilgrimages
Canada’s Catholic pilgrimage industry is poised to make a comeback this autumn as long as the COVID-19 metrics keep trending in the right direction.
Bethlehem looks to expand economy beyond tourism
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Graduating in July as part of Bethlehem University’s first software engineering class, students Marianna Bannoura, Oriana Sabat and Mariam Qumsieh already have a market-ready app under their belts.
Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage goes virtual again
EDMONTON -- This year’s Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage is going online once again, the second year in a row.
Pilgrims’ best virtue is patience
Although the coronavirus upended Jacqueline Maurais’ hopes of travelling to Germany this summer to see the world’s most famous Passion Play, like many faithful Canadians, her plans have not been cancelled but postponed.
Joe Gideon: A giant in Catholic travel industry
There were few like Joseph Gideon in the world of Catholic travel where for six decades he made dreams come true for those seeking a pilgrimage experience.
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Jesus I trust you
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