The Catholic Church held what is being termed as the first online pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Earlier this spring, for the first time in its 162-year existence the ...

Take a virtual pilgrimage to the holiest places in Christianity this Easter and re-trace the Biblical steps of Jesus Christ. "The holiest day in the Christian calendar started right here at the Holy ...

In 1996 my wife and I spent four months in Israel at a theological study center from which we got 15 well-arranged visits to historic sites under the leadership of a capable and experienced tour guide ...

The airlifting of the 2012 Christian pilgrims was flagged off last Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan, who was represented by the Deputy Senate President, Mr. Ike Ekwerenmadu. Flagging off the ...

Becket’s shrine in Canterbury Cathedral — was destroyed by King Henry VIII in 1538, to this day pilgrims walk along that ...

Years after the end of Apartheid South Africa remains racially polarized and socially divided. In this context pilgrimage and travelling rituals serve to help those who often find themselves at the ...

A historian weighs in on how the medieval tradition can shape the days leading up to Easter. One of my pet peeves is receiving an email during the latter part of Lent with the sign-off “Happy Easter!” ...

Organizers were thrilled that the rain let up Sunday afternoon just in time for their local civil rights pilgrimage. This pilgrimage, organized by a group of Columbia churchgoers, took visitors on a ...

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