Travel

St Philomena's Way is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Shrewsbury from the Cathedral of Our Lady Help of Christians & Saint Peter of Alcantara in Shrewsbury to the Shrine Church of Ss Peter & Paul and St Philomena in New Brighton. St Philomena was a C4 virgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacomb of Priscilla. She is the patron saint of infants, babies, and youth. Th... Read More

Before Covid, I used to go on pilgrimage every year and came to love the spiritual dimension of the pilgrimage, that never failed to enhance even the most familiar destinations. For at least a year I had been longing to go to Patmos, the small Dodecanese island which my favourite apostle, John, had been exiled to in 95AD and where, in his eighties, he wrote the extraordinary Book of Revelation. On... Read More

The theme for the Catholic Holy Year 2025 is 'Pilgrims of Hope', and the theme of the global Season of Creation (Sept/Oct 2024) is 'To Hope and Act with Creation'. Hope is one of the three great virtues and in his catechesis of 13 May 2024, Pope Francis reminded us that "Hope, for a Christian, is Jesus himself" and that "we sin against hope when we remain anchored in the past, forgetting that God ... Read More

The Holystone Way is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle. The destination of the Way is the Lady's Well at Holystone. The C5 missionary St Ninian is said to have preached here and to have baptised converts to Christianity in the well pool. St Paulinus is also linked to the Shrine. The route is 53.9 miles long, involves gentle climbs and passes through some remote countryside. F... Read More

Colette Joyce, Justice and Peace co-ordinator with Westminster Diocese is currently on a pilgrimage to Jordan with Friends of the Holy Land. The visit has been hosted by the Jordanian Tourist Board who are keen to show that Jordan is still a country of peace and safety, despite the regional conflicts raging all around its borders. Colette writes: If there is one word that springs to mind after my... Read More

The St Joseph's Way is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Portsmouth and the Bishopric of the Armed Forces from the Cathedral of St John in Portsmouth to the national Shrine of St Joseph in Farnborough Abbey via the Cathedral of the Bishopric of the Armed Forces From St John's Cathedral the Way passes the Church of Corpus Christi in Portsmouth and then joins the Pilgrims' Trail out of Portsmouth pas... Read More

This tour, on Saturday 12 October, organised by the Surrey Churches Preservation Trust, starts at St Martin's Church, East Horsley (Grade 2), Ockham Road South, East Horsley, KT24 6RL with coffee at 10.15 and the church tour at 10.30. St Martin's dates back to Norman times and there is an interesting mausoleum in the North East corner of the churchyard built by the Lovelace family. The second chur... Read More

While many pilgrimages to Israel and Palestine have been cancelled because of the ongoing war, Friends of the Holy Land this year are offering a special visit for pilgrimage leaders, to Jordan, an often forgotten part of the Holy Land, where they also support several projects. Travel to Jordan is not constrained by FCDO advice like Israel and Palestine and so, having worked with the Jordan Tourism... Read More

Brother Peter Bray, FSC, former Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University, has set out on the El Camino de Santiago, to raise awareness and support for Bethlehem University students. Today - on day one - he set off from Pamplona, Spain on a 730 km journey. To learn how you can support students through his walk and to read updates from his journey, go to: https://www.bufusa.org/camino. Read More

A Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Menevia, from the Cathedral of St Joseph in Swansea to St Anthony's Well in Llansteffan. (This route involves a summer-only ferry crossing.) St Anthony of Egypt (251 - 356), was a Christian hermit who a powerful influence on the Celtic Church. According to local tradition a Welsh hermit, Antwn (Anthony), who had taken the name of the Egyptian hermit, settled near L... Read More

A walk was launched at the end of April to highlight royal women who pioneered Christianity in Kent 14 centuries ago. The route connects churches in Canterbury, Lyminge and Folkestone. The Royal Kentish Camino is a themed walking route that has been developed as a joint initiative by the churches of St Martin in Canterbury, St Mary & St Ethelburga in Lyminge and St Mary & St Eanswythe in F... Read More

A new Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Nottingham from the Cathedral of St Barnabas in Nottingham to the Shrine of Blessed Cyprian Tansi at Mount St Bernard Monastery near Coalville is ready to walk. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (1903-1964) was an Igbo Nigerian priest who became a monk of Mount St Bernard Monastery. He was beatified in 1998. The Way takes a south-eastern direction through the city ... Read More

A pilgrimage in the footsteps of Blessed Antonio Rosmini, founder of the Institute of Charity, often called 'The Italian Newman'. led by Fr David Tobin IC, of Rugby will take place from 13th to 23rd May 2024. The group will be visiting Rovereto, the birthplace of Rosmini, Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, Bergamo, St Pope John XXIII's home town, Domodossola, near the Swiss border, for the Sac... Read More

The Way of the Annunciation is a Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of East Anglia, from the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich to the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham in Houghton St Giles and the Church of the Annunciation in Little Walsingham. The total distance is 38.7 miles taking about 15 hours of walking. The Way is flat and easy to follow. The Way follows the Wensum and... Read More