Tag: pilgrims
Phenomenon: "Crying" Statue of the Virgin Mary attracts crowds of pilgrims in Mexico – believers claim to have recognized redness of the eyes
Videos of a “crying” statue of the Virgin Mary have been circulating online since October. This is located in El Chanal, Mexico, and attracts many believers and skeptics. Videos of…
The pope presides over the final mass in front of 1.5 million pilgrims
It was his last day. Pope Francis presided over the final mass of World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon on Sunday morning in front of 1.5 million pilgrims. The latter…
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims on the first day of the hajj in Mecca
More than two million Muslims began the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in blistering heat. It is the first with so many worshipers in the kingdom…
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster: Body hardly decomposed: Exhumed nun attracts hundreds of pilgrims
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster was actually only supposed to be reburied: the uncorrupted corpse of an exhumed nun triggered a rush of believers in the small town of Gower, Missouri. Sister…
Maria Eich – It gets uncomfortable for pilgrims – District of Munich
Tens of thousands of pilgrims and visitors to the popular Maria Eich pilgrimage chapel will not find the idyll they are used to or hoped for in the coming months…
Mass tourism: Residents criticize the rush of pilgrims on the Way of St. James
It was Hape Kerkeling who made the Way of St. James popular in Germany a good 15 years ago. Since then, more and more people have made pilgrimages to Santiago…
Pilgrims despite the danger of war – politics
The first are here. At the beginning of the week, an estimated 2,000 devout Jews arrived in the small Ukrainian town of Uman, and by the end of the week…
Fewer pilgrims: The lesser-known brother of the Way of St. James
Fewer pilgrims The lesser-known brother of the Way of St. James There are significantly fewer pilgrims on the Ignatius Way than on the Way of St. James. © Fernando Avendano/Shutterstock.com…
Pilgrims by bike: In search of the self – car & mobile
Of Joachim Gores Pilgrimages are a very old Christian tradition – which has recently found new encouragement. In 1993, Unesco declared the Way of St. James a World Heritage Site.…
Easter in Jerusalem: The pilgrims are coming back – Politics
A wooden cross, almost two meters tall, stands alone at the beginning of the Via Dolorosa. It was posted here by the Canaan family who secured the rental business on…