Articles on this issue "pilgrimages"
On Saturday overlooking the Jasna Gora monastery in Poland where the Black Madonna is kept, a 45-foot statue of Pope John Paul II was unveiled. The 5-ton fiberglass monument is the world's …
read moreThe Square Garden (“Giardino Quadrato”), created under the orders of Pope Paul III Farnese who also commissioned Michelangelo to paint “The Last Judgment” in 1534, will be open to visitors of …
read moreThey wanted to see Rome for the first time -- visit some ancient churches, tour the Vatican, see the catacombs, attend an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Instead, American pilgrims in Rome …
read moreHere is a Vatican translation of the message Benedict XVI addressed to the 2nd World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Pilgrimages and Shrines, which began today in Santiago de Compostela, …
read moreThe mayor of Santiago de Compostela in Spain is affirming that his city is enthusiastically preparing for the upcoming visit of Benedict XVI. The Pope recently announced that he will be …
read moreBenedict XVI is preparing to welcome some 200 pilgrims who have been traveling the 140 miles from Assisi to Rome since Aug. 10. The pilgrimage, which includes carts pulled by donkeys and …
read morePilgrimages are neither a thing of the past, nor something just for tour groups of elderly, and the first Journeys of the Spirit Festival is aiming to change people's perception of religious …
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read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered Saturday upon receiving in audience pilgrims from the southern Italian Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni led by Archbishop …
read moreHere are the notes from a homily given by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin on Saturday. He led the '08 international military pilgrimage to Lourdes. * * * We are gathered in a privileged …
read moreYouth have a treasure awaiting them in Rome, but word needs to get out so that they take advantage of it, says the director of the youth section at the Pontifical Council for the Laity. …
read moreThe bishop of Lourdes, France, where Our Lady appeared to a young shepherd girl 150 years ago, is inviting Americans to make a pilgrimage during the jubilee year marking the anniversary of the …
read moreA group of Catholic and Orthodox pilgrims led by their respective leaders journeyed from Rome to Istanbul in a 10-day ecumenical pilgrimage. The 100 pilgrims, led by Catholic Cardinal Sean …
read moreBenedict XVI arrived to Vienna as a pilgrim, and his destination is the "maternal heart of Austria." During today's welcoming ceremony at the Vienna International Airport, the Pope summed up …
read morePilgrimages in the 21st century need modern amenities to accommodate modern pilgrims. And the Vatican's recent deal with Mistral Air reflects that. Monday, at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, the …
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