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Catholic pilgrims on the Katy Trail Pilgrimage walk the route on Oct. 9, 2023.

Catholic Pilgrimage Group Walks and Prays the Katy Trail

The section of trail walked by the pilgrims crosses open country near the north bank of the Missouri River.

Jonah McKeown/CNA Nation October 14, 2023

Clockwise from top: A post-wedding pilgrimage for Matthew and Emily Sweet included participating in a vigil procession for Our Lady’s Assumption with the Community of the Lamb, in Plavilla, France; a visit to St. Claude de la Colombière’s chapel in Paray-le-Monial, France, and traveling to sites by train.

Relying on Providence: Catholic Couple Begins Married Life on Pilgrimage

Newly married in June 2023, Matthew and Emily Sweet have a family mission: to rely on the providence of God in all things.

Lindsey Weishar Features September 23, 2023

Irish-American Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York celebrated Mass at a “Mass rock” in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, during a pilgrimage with roughly 40 people from the Archdiocese of New York on Aug. 21, 2023. Pictured left to right: Father Enrique Salvo, Cardinal Dolan, Father Stephen Ries, Monsignor Dennis Keane, Bishop Edmund Whalen, all from the New York Archdiocese. |

Cardinal Timothy Dolan Celebrates Mass at Historic ‘Mass Rock’ During Pilgrimage to Ireland

Cardinal Dolan will conclude the pilgrimage by celebrating Mass on the 150th anniversary of the dedication of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Armagh, Ireland, which took place on Aug. 24, 1873.

Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA World August 24, 2023

The Blessed Mother gives the rosary to St. Dominic in the 18th-century painting by Andrea Barbiani of the Madonna with St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena in the Basilica di Santa Maria del Porto in Ravenna, Italy.

Dominicans Pray Nine-Month Novena Ahead of September Rosary Pilgrimage

Participants in the novena are asked to recite the novena prayer on the 30th of each month but are also welcome to pray the novena more frequently and to pray five decades of the rosary along with the novena.

Tyler Arnold/CNA Nation August 7, 2023

The Love family at the Sanctuary of Fatima in Portugal, during WYD 2023.

Maryland Family of 10 is Making the Most of Their First World Youth Day

Alexis and John Love, along with their eight children — Anthony, 18; Rosemary, 16; Thomas, 14; Cecilia, 13; Catherine, 10; Gloria, 9; Josie, 3; and Edmund, 1; as well as John’s mother, Sarah Kirk — arrived in Lisbon on July 29 as part of a 12-day trip to Portugal and Spain.

Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA World August 4, 2023

The journey ended in the village of Fatima on May 13, where more than 650,000 pilgrims came from around the world.

A Pilgrimage Ending in Fatima Reveals Many Catholic Surprises

Exploring Catholic Sites in Spain and Portugal

Patti Maguire Armstrong Features July 29, 2023

A first-class relic of St. Anne is exposed for veneration at the Shrine of St. Anne in Arvada, Colorado, on the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne.

A Pilgrimage to Honor St. Anne, the Grandmother of God

The opportunities for spiritual engagement, even in the doldrums of summer, are there if we are creative.

John Grondelski Blogs July 26, 2023

World Youth Day pilgrims pray before the Eucharist during the vigil Aug. 20, 2011, at Cuatro Vientos Airport in Madrid.

The Theology of Pilgrimage — Our Path Home to Heaven

COMMENTARY: There is something transformative about venturing out, away from the comfort of your home, to intentionally seek the Lord and encounter him anew.

Father Dave Pivonka Commentaries July 23, 2023