Pilgrim News & Updates
Latest articles, feast day reflections, and pilgrimage updates
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.
Read more →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.
Read more →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.
Read more →Planning Your Camino de Santiago Budget
A practical framework for planning the financial side of your Camino pilgrimage — categories, strategies, and resources.
Read more →The Plenary Indulgence of Santiago de Compostela: A Catholic Guide
What the plenary indulgence attached to the Camino de Santiago is, how it works theologically, and how to receive it — in a Holy Year and in ordinary years.
Read more →Camino de Santiago Holy Year 2027: What You Need to Know
The next Año Santo Compostelano falls in 2027. Why it matters, how it works, and how to prepare.
Read more →The Pilgrim Credential and the Compostela: Everything You Need to Know
The Pilgrim Credential and the Compostela certificate explained — the official documents of the Camino de Santiago.
Read more →Pilgrim Prayers for the Camino de Santiago
Traditional Catholic prayers for the Camino — departure blessing, morning offering, walking prayers, and the arrival prayer at Santiago.
Read more →Spiritual Preparation for the Camino de Santiago
The interior journey of the Camino begins before you walk a single step. A guide to Catholic spiritual preparation.
Read more →The Catholic Pilgrim's Packing List for the Camino de Santiago
What to carry and what to leave behind — a practical packing guide for Catholic pilgrims walking the Camino.
Read more →The 2026 Exposition of St. Francis's Relics: A Pilgrim's Guide
For the first time in the modern era, the mortal remains of St. Francis are displayed outside his crypt — at the foot of the papal altar in the Lower Basilica of Assisi.
Read more →Where to Go to Confession in English in Rome
A practical guide for Anglophone pilgrims seeking sacramental confession in English at Rome's churches, basilicas, and oratories.
Read more →Welcome to Destinationes
Introducing the new Destinationes website — your comprehensive guide to Catholic pilgrimage destinations worldwide.
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