The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...

(Photo: Wikimedia) DYKER HEIGHTS — The Diocese of Brooklyn will make its presence felt in the Jubilee Year, as nearly 200 people will set off on pilgrimages to Rome to share in the excitement with ...

It’s not just Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, David Bowie and the other A-listers who have made the pilgrimage through the years. Unbeknownst to many locals ...

There is rejoicing that the Vatican has recognised the spiritual fruits of the alleged apparitions of Mary in a small town in ...

Medjugorje came to world attention back in June of 1981 when ... All in all we had a wonderful week. People go on pilgrimage for all sorts of personal reasons. Whatever the reason, one thing is ...

(credit: Prof. Steven Fine) Travelers from the Galilee coming to Jerusalem for Sukkot and the pilgrimage holidays, according to recent research (Biblical Archaeological Review, 2021), took one of ...

“Your luck is on its way, but not in a rush,” reads my fortune as I gently unfurl it from a tiny, red plastic cat. It’s the fifth maneki-neko (“beckoning cat”) I’ve bought since I ...

The practice of subsidising religious pilgrimages in Nigeria dates back to several decades. Government at all levels expends billions of naira annually to support adherents of Islam and ...

The relics of Saint Bernadette have arrived in Derry as part of a “once in a lifetime” pilgrimage to the island of Ireland. The sacred relics, which will visit all 26 dioceses, are at St ...

“Let this example inspire you and be your guideline!” Pope Francis approved Catholic pilgrimages to Medjugorje in May 2019, but he has not made a deliberation on the authenticity of the alleged Marian ...

But in line with new Vatican criteria in place this year, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the positive “spiritual fruits” stemming from the Medjugorje experience more than ...