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All news →Guadalupan Jubilee Year 2026–2027: The Holy Door Opens at Tepeyac on 12 October
Pope Leo XIV has granted a Jubilee Year at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City for the 50th anniversary of the New Basilica. The Holy Door opens on 12 October 2026.
The 20 Best Backpacks for Pilgrims
Twenty packs for Catholic pilgrims, grouped by the kind of pilgrimage rather than ranked — albergue walking on the Camino and the Via Francigena, longer or colder routes, budget picks, day pilgrimages, and flying in with a carry-on.
Camino Memoirs: Thirteen Books by Pilgrims Who Walked the Way
Thirteen first-person accounts of walking the Camino de Santiago, grouped by who wrote them — priests and religious first, then pilgrims of other traditions, then the best-known secular accounts.
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Lourdes
France · Europe
The Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous here in 1858; Lourdes is one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world.
Rome
Italy · Europe
Rome holds the tombs of Peter and Paul, the four papal basilicas, the Holy Stairs and the catacombs of the early Church.
Fátima
Portugal · Europe
Fátima is one of the world's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917.
Santiago de Compostela
Spain · Europe
Santiago de Compostela holds the tomb of the apostle Saint James the Greater, the goal of the Camino since the ninth century.
Jerusalem
Holy Land · Asia
The holiest city in Christianity, site of Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and the birth of the Church at Pentecost.
Assisi
Italy · Europe
Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare, one of Catholicism's most significant pilgrimage destinations.
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St. Josaphat
Archbishop of Polotsk, martyr for Church unity
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St. Albert the Great
Doctor of the Church, teacher of Aquinas, polymath of the medieval Church
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St. Margaret of Scotland and St. Gertrude the Great
Queen of Scotland and Benedictine mystic of Helfta
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Princess, Franciscan tertiary, builder of hospitals
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Pilgrim Routes
Ancient paths walked by pilgrims for centuries
🥾 Camino de Santiago
The Way of St James - a network of ancient pilgrimage routes converging on Santiago de Compostela.
📍 3 stops🥾 St Francis' Way
A 550 km journey through Umbria and Lazio, following the footsteps of St Francis from Florence to Rome.
📍 3 stops🥾 Via Francigena
The 1,900 km medieval pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome, crossing the Alps through 79 stages.
📍 8 stops🥾 California Mission Trail (El Camino Real)
The 1,000 km Royal Road connecting California's 21 Spanish missions from San Diego to Sonoma.
📍 2 stops🥾 Aparecida Pilgrimage
Brazil's national pilgrimage to Our Lady of Aparecida, the world's second-largest basilica and most visited shrine in the Americas.
📍 1 stops🥾 Augustine Camino
A 100 km pilgrimage from Ramsgate to Rochester retracing St Augustine's mission to England in 597 AD.
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Each destination guide includes practical information on where to stay, how to get there, annual feast days, and spiritual significance.