Christianity

A multilingual sign in Turin, Italy, with an arrow pointing towards the Santa Sindone, or Holy Shroud, attracting tourists and pilgrims. Sodel Vladyslav - Shutterstock

The Passion of Christ: Relics, Memory, and Geography

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From Late Antiquity onward, communities across the Mediterranean and Europe began to seek, preserve, and venerate the material traces of the Passion

Orthodox Christian pilgrims commemorate the path Jesus carried his cross on the day of his crucifixion along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on Good Friday Ryan Rodrick Beiler - Shutterstock

Places of the Passion: Memory, Transformation, and Pilgrimage

Stories Trails2 days ago

For early pilgrims, traveling to Jerusalem was not simply geographic movement. It was a symbolic act of solidarity with suffering and a ritual of interior renewal

Grigoriou monastery in Mount Athos Lemonakis Antonis - Shutterstock

Mount Athos: Legends, History, and the Secrets of the Monastic Republic

StoriesMarch 18, 2025

Mount Athos juts into the deep blue waters of the Aegean, a place where geography and monastic tradition have fused into an enduring way of life

Flight out of Egypt, by Richard Dadd (1849) Public Domain - Wikipedia

Exodus: Leaving, wandering, and becoming

StoriesFebruary 18, 2025

The word exodus carries within it the very essence of pilgrimage—leaving, searching, becoming.

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Tracing the Relics of Saint Valentine: A Global Journey

StoriesFebruary 11, 2025

Valentine defied an Emperor’s edict by performing secret marriages for couples–which explains his association with romance.

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Tracing Saint Peter's Footsteps: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Rome

TrailsJanuary 27, 2025

Rome, center of Roman Catholicism and destination of the Jubilee 2025, preserves many places related to the Apostle Peter

St Ignatius of Loyola's Cave at Manresa (Spain Isacco - Shutterstock

Ignatius’ Cave, and the Camino Ignaciano: A Pilgrimage of Transformation

StoriesJanuary 24, 2025

Known as the place where Saint Ignatius of Loyola experienced his transformative retreat in 1522, the city has become a focal point for spiritual seekers.

Pilgrimage to Lalibela, crowds near Bete Giyorgis lkpro - Shutterstock

Churches of Lalibela: Ethiopia’s New Jerusalem

TrailsJanuary 23, 2025

Famed for its monolithic rock-hewn churches, Lalibela is one of the most remarkable architectural and cultural heritage sites in the world.

Interior of the church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, the most sacred place for all Orthodox Ethiopians in Aksum, Ethiopia. Dmitry Chulov - Shutterstock

The Ark of the Covenant: A pilgrimage to Axum

StoriesJanuary 21, 2025

According to Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, the Ark was taken to Axum by Menelik I, the legendary son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.