Saint Paul’s is no ordinary well. This still-serviceable water well, in the old quarters of Tarsus, stands as a symbol of the rich Christian history woven into the fabric of…
Malta, a Mediterranean archipelago steeped in religious history, is an unexpected but fascinating inclusion along the Way of Saint James
Nowadays, pilgrims arriving to Clonmacnoise will find but the ruins of seven churches and its striking Celtic crosses. But the monastery was for centuries the very heart of Ireland –a…
A moving sculpture is now located in Melide, Way of St James, to remember the importance of hospitality
Extraordinary news arrives in the court. A hermit tells local authorities that he has seen supernatural lights shining in the countryside near Iria Flavia.
Pilgrimaging was, for a long time, a rather risky business. The roads were not precisely safe, going through unknown (and oftentimes openly hostile) lands.
Tradition has it that back in the year 708 Saint Aubert, the then bishop of Avranches, was visited several times by the Archangel Michael in his dreams. The Archangel repeatedly…
In the convoluted 8th century, a monk simply known as Beato, took up the banner of spiritual resistance. His work soon became the first best-seller of the Middle Ages.
The presence of fragments of the true Cross of Christ has turned Caravaca and Liébana, in Spain, into holy cities and pilgrimage destinations