Catholic Pilgrimage
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All news →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.
Planning Your Camino de Santiago Budget
A practical framework for planning the financial side of your Camino pilgrimage — categories, strategies, and resources.
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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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Sacred places across every continent
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St. Bruno
Founder of the Carthusians
📍 3 destinations
Our Lady of the Rosary
Victory of Lepanto
📍 3 destinations
St. John XXIII
The pope who opened the Second Vatican Council on this day in 1962
📍 1 destination
Our Lady of the Pillar
The Virgin on the jasper pillar at Zaragoza, patroness of Hispanidad
📍 1 destination
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🥾 Augustine Camino
A 100 km pilgrimage from Ramsgate to Rochester retracing St Augustine's mission to England in 597 AD.
📍 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🥾 Altötting Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage to Bavaria's Black Madonna at the Gnadenkapelle, the 'Lourdes of Germany' drawing over a million pilgrims annually.
📍 1 stopsPatron Saints & Devotions
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Plan Your Pilgrimage
Each destination guide includes practical information on where to stay, how to get there, annual feast days, and spiritual significance.