Feet on the Camino
2021 is a Holy Year in Santiago de Compostela, the destination of the famous Camino de Santiago. What is behind this popular route for pilgrims and hikers?...
Category: Pilgrimage
Pope marks the opening of Holy Door at Santiago de Compostela
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pilgrims who embark on the long journey of the Camino to Santiago de Compostela remind others of the spiritual journey all Christians make...
Priest Walks 200km for Peace in his Country
By Agnes Aineah – A Jesuit priest who was arrested shortly after he embarked on a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to pray for peace in Cameroon has condemned the...
July 16 Virtual Pilgrimage to Lourdes for Prayer Against Covid-19
By Jonathan Luxmoore – An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will “affirm the power of prayer” against Covid-19, said the shrine’s vice rector. “Lourdes...
My Road-Trip Pilgrimage to Ngome Marian Shrine
It took a gruelling trip across South Africa to get to Ngome, but once there, Angela Botha felt the illumination of a holy site. Sometimes a pilgrimage...
Getting Close To The Sacred Heart
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and visited the great places of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, writes...
Getting Close To Lourdes’ St Bernadette
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and visited Lourdes, where St Bernadette saw Our Lady, and Nevers, where Bernadette died. GÜNTHER...
Masses in France With a Great Saint
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and came up close and personal to the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate,...
God Speaks To Us In Airports
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims had a grace-filled journey through Catholic France — bookended by plane and train travails, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes. Bursts of...
Pilgrimage to Mauritius: Praying in St Louis Cathedral
This month, a group of pilgrims set out to see Pope Francis in Mauritius, led by Fr Russell Pollitt SJ. The tour was headlined by The Southern...
Southern Cross, Radio Veritas and Spotlight.Africa Pilgrims in Mauritius!
Pilgrims to the papal Mass in Mauritius had a guided tour of the Catholic sites of the capital Port Louis, including the shrine and tomb of the...
My Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St Marcellin Champagnat
Mark Potterton, principal of Sacred Heart College Primary School, went on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Marcellin Champagnat – founder of the Marist Brothers –...
