BERLIN (RNS) — A dozen walkers, many of them retirees in wool hats and fleece jackets, gathered in a silent circle in the Grunewald forest, just outside Berlin. “Walk silently through nature and ...

The Vatican on Thursday issued a statement acknowledging that spiritual "fruits" had come from the site of controversial purported apparitions of the Virgin Mary — while also stopping short of saying ...

The Bandra Feast is fifteen days of prayer, devotions, and fun-filled commercial activity in an upmarket suburb of India's commercial capital Mumbai. The event is annual, and draws people of every ...

Romeiros will hold annual religious pilgrimages in Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the coming weeks. The tradition originated in the 16th-century Azores and was brought to the area by immigrants.

Inspired Voyager, Greece’s leading and longest-established Christian group tour operator, has officially launched its ...

The Footsteps of Mother Seton pilgrimage and the Camino of Maryland will both offer a chance for the faithful to walk together in prayer. A statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the Seton Legacy Garden ...

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran brought major conflict to the Middle East and sent Christian pilgrims scrambling for safe harbor there. Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in ...

A new study warns that climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing Hajj, with ...

In this season, many of us are packing up the SUV for a trip to the beach or the mountains. Children go to summer camp. Retirees spend their kids’ inheritance on travels to far off regions. Why do we ...

Pope Francis has declared 2025 a year of jubilee to become pilgrims of hope. One way to embrace the Pope’s request is to make a formal pilgrimage to sacred sites designated by a local bishop. Pilgrims ...