The most popular pilgrimages for Catholics range from the Holy Land to the Camino de Santiago. But, pilgrims should know, these faith-filled trips can also be as simple as walking to a local church.

Millions of faithful descend on Mexico City each year, at first by bike or by foot and then often crawling on their knees in ...

In August, I was sitting at the kitchen table with my 6-year-old and I began to explain to him that the family was going to ...

A 15-minute silent thanksgiving after receiving Communion helped lead a group of religious sisters to an upcoming 65-day pilgrimage on foot across more than a quarter of the country. The timing was ...

So many significant moments in my spiritual life are tied to sights, smells, sounds and emotions felt on a pilgrimage: The deep sigh after walking all the way up from the train stop to the Basilica of ...

As they faced difficult challenges that many might consider hopeless both in their native country and in their adopted ...

Seven well known personalities, of different faiths and beliefs, tackle a challenging 300km pilgrimage on iPlayer and BBC Two from 20 April Left to right: Helen Lederer, Daliso Chaponda, Stef Reid, ...

Performing Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Islam requires every Muslim who is physically and financially able to make the journey to the holy city of Mecca at least once in his or her life.

Hundreds showed up for this year’s pilgrimage in late October, which began with a ceremony to honor those who died at the ...

Named the Mahaprajapati Gautami Great Renunciation Trail, the initiative has been developed by tourism entrepreneurs from ...

The henro pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku is celebrating its 1,200-year anniversary in 2014. Today people from all over Japan and the rest of the world are walking the circuit of 88 temples ...