Catholic Pilgrimage Sites Worldwide
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Aachen
Germany • Europe
Aachen Cathedral houses four great relics and hosts the Heiligtumsfahrt pilgrimage every seven years since 1349, attracting faithful to venerate treasures collected by Charlemagne.
Absam
Austria • Europe
Tyrol's most important Marian shrine, where a miraculous image of Our Lady appeared on a windowpane in 1797 and draws pilgrims to this alpine village.
Aglona
Latvia • Europe
Aglona is Latvia's most important Catholic pilgrimage site, home to the Basilica of the Assumption with its miraculous 17th-century icon of Our Lady.
Aylesford
England (UK) • Europe
Aylesford Priory, dating from 1242, is the oldest Carmelite foundation in England where St. Simon Stock received the Brown Scapular from Our Lady.
Akita
Japan • Asia
Our Lady of Akita wept 101 times between 1975 and 1981, a Church-approved Marian apparition where Sister Agnes received messages echoing Fatima.
Alençon
France • Europe
Alençon is the birthplace of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and home to the Basilica of Notre-Dame where her parents Saints Louis and Zélie Martin were married.
Alexandria
Egypt • Africa
Alexandria holds profound Catholic significance as the historical seat of St. Mark the Evangelist and center of early Christianity, with St. Catherine's Cathedral serving as the main Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Allens Park
United States • North America
Saint Catherine's Chapel on the Rock is a historic Catholic chapel built atop a dramatic rock formation, serving as a spiritual landmark in the Colorado Rockies since 1936.
Altötting
Germany • Europe
Germany's most beloved Marian shrine, where pilgrims have venerated the Black Madonna since 1489 and three popes have prayed at the "Heart of Bavaria."
Amalfi
Italy • Europe
The Cathedral of Saint Andrew houses the apostle's relics, brought from Constantinople in 1208, in a crypt where Catholic and Orthodox pray together.
Andechs
Germany • Europe
Bavaria's oldest pilgrimage site, where Benedictine monks have guarded relics of Christ since the 10th century on the Heiliger Berg—a holy mountain rising between two Alpine lakes, drawing over 30,000 organized pilgrims annually.
Annaba
Algeria • Africa
Annaba hosts the Basilica of Saint Augustine, North Africa's chief Catholic pilgrimage site honoring the great Doctor of the Church.
Annaberg
Austria • Europe
Austria's first St. Anne pilgrimage, with a Gothic masterpiece and imperial Habsburg relics since 1217.
Annaya
Lebanon • Asia
Annaya contains the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, the 19th-century Maronite hermit monk canonized in 1977, known for miraculous healings.
Antipolo
Philippines • Asia
The Pilgrimage Capital of the Philippines, home to the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, drawing millions of Marian devotees annually.
Aparecida
Brazil • South America
Brazil's spiritual heart, home to the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida—the world's second-largest Catholic church and the Americas' most visited Marian sanctuary.
Apt
France • Europe
Ancient cathedral claiming St. Anne's body relics since Charlemagne's time, with two Romanesque crypts and the mysterious Veil of St. Anne.
Ars
France • Europe
Home to the incorrupt body of St. John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, whose 41 years of ministry transformed this humble village into France's spiritual heart.
Arthunkal
India • Asia
St. Andrew's Basilica, the world's largest shrine to St. Sebastian, draws millions to its January feast when eagles mysteriously circle the miraculous statue during the seaside procession.
Assisi
Italy • Europe
Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare, making it one of Catholicism's most significant pilgrimage destinations with profound spiritual heritage.
Auriesville
United States • North America
Auriesville is the sacred site where three Jesuit missionaries were martyred in 1642-1646, and the birthplace of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the 'Lily of the Mohawks'
Avignon
France • Europe
Avignon served as the seat of seven Popes from 1309-1378, making it a pivotal center of Catholic Church history. The city's magnificent Palace of the Popes and cathedral continue to attract faithful pilgrims seeking connection to this papal legacy.
Avila
Spain • Europe
Ávila is the birthplace of St. Teresa of Ávila, renowned Doctor of the Church, and home to her relics and numerous sites associated with her mystical life.
Bad Staffelstein (Vierzehnheiligen)
Germany • Europe
Home to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, Germany's most exuberant Rococo pilgrimage church, where Balthasar Neumann's architectural genius crowns the hillside where a shepherd boy saw visions of the patron saints of the suffering.
Balasar
Portugal • Europe
Shrine of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, the Eucharistic mystic who lived solely on Holy Communion for the last thirteen years of her life.
Baltimore
United States • North America
Baltimore holds special significance as America's first Catholic diocese and home to the historic Baltimore Basilica, a National Shrine that invites pilgrims to explore the roots of Catholicism in the United States.
Bamberg
Germany • Europe
Bamberg is a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination housing the tomb of Emperor Henry II and Pope Clement II in its magnificent cathedral.
Banneux
Belgium • Europe
Banneux is renowned for the 1933 Marian apparitions of Our Lady of the Poor to Mariette Beco, drawing pilgrims seeking healing and spiritual guidance.
Banska Štiavnica
Slovakia • Europe
Banská Štiavnica is home to Slovakia's most important Baroque pilgrimage complex, the Kalvária Calvary with its three churches and 22 chapels.
Barcelona
Spain • Europe
Barcelona offers Catholic pilgrims extraordinary spiritual heritage with Gaudí's masterpiece Sagrada Família and ancient Gothic churches in Catalonia's historic heart.
Bardo
Poland • Europe
Basilica Minor with Poland's oldest wooden Madonna (dated 1011 AD). Crowned 1966 before 150,000 faithful. Rosary Hill and Calvary trail.
Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli)
Wales (UK) • Europe
Bardsey Island, known as the 'Island of 20,000 Saints', has been a sacred Catholic pilgrimage destination since medieval times. Three pilgrimages here were considered equal to one to Rome.
Bari
Italy • Europe
Bari is home to the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, housing the relics of Saint Nicholas, making it one of Europe's most important Catholic pilgrimage destinations.
Baruny
Belarus • Europe
Historic Basilian monastery village with a masterpiece of Vilnian Baroque architecture and the miraculous icon of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted.
Beauraing
Belgium • Europe
Beauraing became a major Catholic pilgrimage site after 33 Marian apparitions to five children in 1932-1933, where Mary appeared as the Virgin of the Golden Heart.
Belém
Brazil • South America
Gateway to the Amazon and host of the Círio de Nazaré—the world's largest Catholic procession, drawing over two million pilgrims each October to honor Our Lady of Nazareth at her neoclassical basilica.
Belleville
United States • North America
Belleville hosts the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, a major Catholic pilgrimage destination with beautiful devotional spaces.
Benevento
Italy • Europe
Benevento is a historic Catholic pilgrimage site in southern Italy, home to the cathedral where Saint Padre Pio was ordained and the ancient Lombard Church of Santa Sophia.
Berdychiv
Ukraine • Europe
Berdychiv is Ukraine's premier Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the miraculous Our Lady of Berdychiv icon crowned by Pope Benedict XIV in 1756.
Bethlehem
Holy Land • Asia
Birthplace of Jesus Christ where the Church of the Nativity marks the grotto venerated since the second century.
Bingen am Rhein
Germany • Europe
Where St. Hildegard of Bingen lived and died, pilgrims walk in the footsteps of this visionary Doctor of the Church along the banks of the Rhine.
Blanot
France • Europe
Site of the 1331 Eucharistic Miracle where a Host fragment transformed to blood before witnesses, with the relic exposed annually on Easter Monday.
Bologna
Italy • Europe
Home to St. Dominic's tomb and the world's longest portico leading to the Madonna di San Luca sanctuary, where pilgrims have walked for nearly 600 years.
Bolsena
Italy • Europe
Site of the 1263 Eucharistic Miracle that led Pope Urban IV to establish Corpus Christi. The Sacre Pietre remain in Santa Cristina's Basilica.
Braga
Portugal • Europe
Braga, known as the 'Portuguese Rome,' is home to magnificent sanctuaries and churches that have attracted Catholic pilgrims for centuries.
Brezje
Slovenia • Europe
Brezje is Slovenia's national Marian shrine, home to the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians where pilgrims venerate a miraculous icon since 1865.
Brielle
Netherlands • Europe
Brielle is a national Catholic pilgrimage site commemorating the 1572 martyrdom of 19 priests and monks, now venerated as the Martyrs of Gorcum who were canonized in 1867.
Brive
France • Europe
Brive is home to the ancient Caves of Saint Anthony of Padua, where pilgrims have sought spiritual refuge since the 13th century.
Budslaw
Belarus • Europe
Budslaw is home to the miraculous Our Lady of Budslau icon, Belarus's national Catholic sanctuary attracting tens of thousands of pilgrims annually.
Bukit Mertajam
Malaysia • Asia
Southeast Asia's largest St. Anne pilgrimage, drawing 500,000 faithful each July to Malaysia's only Minor Basilica.
Burgos
Spain • Europe
Burgos Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, stands as a vital pilgrimage stop on the Camino de Santiago, housing the tomb of El Cid and offering profound spiritual significance for Catholic pilgrims seeking history and divine beauty.
Caceres
Spain • Europe
A UNESCO World Heritage medieval city where Roman, Moorish, and Christian heritage blend—home to the Co-Cathedral of Santa María and the beloved Virgen de la Montaña.
Cairo
Egypt • Africa
Cairo offers profound Catholic pilgrimage sites connected to the Holy Family's flight to Egypt and ancient Christian heritage. Catholic pilgrims visit sacred churches and historical sites throughout the city.
Canneto
Italy • Europe
Ancient Marian sanctuary on Roman villa ruins, documented since 703 AD, with the smiling Madonna del Sorriso drawing pilgrims to the Trigno valley.
Canterbury
England (UK) • Europe
Canterbury is home to St Thomas of Canterbury Church, housing the shrine and relics of St Thomas Becket, making it England's premier Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Canada • North America
Home to Our Lady of the Cape Shrine, Cap-de-la-Madeleine is Canada's national Marian shrine with miraculous origins dating to 1888.
Caravaca de la Cruz
Spain • Europe
Caravaca de la Cruz is one of only five Holy Cities in the Catholic world, home to the miraculous Vera Cross relic and pilgrimage destination.
Cardigan
Wales (UK) • Europe
Cardigan is home to Wales' National Catholic Shrine, Our Lady of the Taper, a revered Marian pilgrimage site with medieval origins.
Carey
United States • North America
Ohio's national Marian shrine, where pilgrims have sought Our Lady of Consolation's intercession since 1875.
Carmel-by-the-Sea
United States • North America
Carmel-by-the-Sea is home to the historic Carmel Mission Basilica, final resting place of St. Junipero Serra and one of America's most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites.
Cartago
Costa Rica • North America
Home to La Negrita and one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the Americas.
Cascia
Italy • Europe
Cascia is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site in Umbria, home to Saint Rita and housing the miraculous Eucharistic Miracle, drawing the faithful worldwide.
Cebu City
Philippines • Asia
Birthplace of Philippine Christianity, home to the miraculous Santo Niño image that survived fires and war, drawing millions of pilgrims.
Champion
United States • North America
Champion, Wisconsin hosts America's only Church-approved Marian apparition site, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Adele Brise in 1859.
Chartres
France • Europe
Chartres Cathedral houses the sacred Veil of the Virgin Mary, drawing pilgrims for nearly 1,000 years to this Gothic masterpiece and major Marian sanctuary.
Chennai
India • Asia
Chennai holds special significance as the site where St. Thomas the Apostle was martyred and buried, making it one of Christianity's most important pilgrimage destinations in India.
Chimayó
United States • North America
America's most visited Catholic shrine, where pilgrims seek healing earth in a small adobe sanctuary.
Christkindl
Austria • Europe
Baroque pilgrimage church built around a miraculous wax Christ Child, with famous Christmas post office.
Coimbra
Portugal • Europe
Resting place of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, the 'Holy Queen,' whose incorrupt body lies in a silver reliquary at the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Nova.
Cold Spring
United States • North America
150-year grasshopper miracle tradition in rural Minnesota, where German Catholic settlers built a chapel to petition Our Lady for relief from locust plagues.
Cologne
Germany • Europe
Cologne Cathedral houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, making it one of Northern Europe's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites.
Congonhas
Brazil • South America
Congonhas is renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, a magnificent 18th-century Baroque church featuring Aleijadinho's celebrated soapstone sculptures depicting the Stations of the Cross.
Conques
France • Europe
Conques is a major medieval pilgrimage destination on the Camino de Santiago, home to the magnificent Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy with its famous reliquary and Romanesque treasures.
Corrientes
Argentina • South America
Founded in 1588 on the banks of the Paraná River, Corrientes preserves the Cruz de los Milagros — the founding cross that resisted burning — and a cathedral, convent, and churches that make it one of northeastern Argentina's richest Catholic heritage cities.
Cortona
Italy • Europe
Tuscan hill town where St. Margaret's incorrupt body draws pilgrims to her basilica, while the Franciscan hermitage of Le Celle preserves the cell where St. Francis dictated his Testament.
Cotignac
France • Europe
Cotignac is the world's only village where all three members of the Holy Family appeared, making it a premier Catholic pilgrimage destination in Provence.
Covadonga
Spain • Europe
Birthplace of the Reconquista where King Pelayo's 722 victory began Spain's 800-year Christian reconquest, now a major Marian sanctuary.
Crediton
England (UK) • Europe
Crediton houses the National Shrine of St Boniface, the great Anglo-Saxon missionary born here in 680 who became patron saint of Germany and Devon.
Croagh Patrick
Ireland • Europe
Croagh Patrick is Ireland's holy mountain where St. Patrick fasted for 40 days and continues as the nation's most important Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Częstochowa
Poland • Europe
Poland's spiritual heart, home to the Black Madonna of Jasna Góra—the nation's most sacred pilgrimage site, drawing 4.5 million faithful annually.
Disentis
Switzerland • Europe
One of Switzerland's oldest monasteries, founded c. 700 on the Lukmanier Pass, where Saints Placidus and Sigisbert established Benedictine life.
Domodossola
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Sacro Monte with 15 chapels depicting the Stations of the Cross, and Mother House of the Rosminian Order founded by Blessed Antonio Rosmini in 1828.
Downpatrick
Northern Ireland (UK) • Europe
Downpatrick is revered as the burial place of Ireland's patron saint St Patrick, making it a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination in Northern Ireland.
Drogheda
Ireland • Europe
Drogheda is home to St Peter's Church, which houses the shrine of St Oliver Plunkett, Ireland's last martyred archbishop, making it a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Dukla
Poland • Europe
Dukla is a significant Catholic pilgrimage site honoring St. John of Dukla, a 15th-century Franciscan saint canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1997.
Düren
Germany • Europe
Germany's foremost shrine to St. Anne, housing her head relic since 1501 in a modernist church rebuilt after WWII destruction.
Durham
England (UK) • Europe
Durham Cathedral houses the Shrine of St Cuthbert, making it a major pilgrimage destination for Catholics seeking spiritual healing.
Edinburgh
Scotland (UK) • Europe
Edinburgh offers Catholic pilgrims the National Shrine of St Andrew at St Mary's Cathedral, Scotland's premier Catholic pilgrimage destination with over 200 years of sacred heritage.
Einsiedeln
Switzerland • Europe
Einsiedeln Abbey is Switzerland's largest pilgrimage site, home to the miraculous Black Madonna and continuous pilgrimage since St. Meinrad's hermitage in the 9th century.
Eisenstadt
Austria • Europe
Burgenland's capital where Esterházy churches echo with Haydn's sacred music and pilgrims climb Calvary Hill.
El Cobre
Cuba • North America
El Cobre houses Cuba's National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba. This sacred site draws pilgrims seeking the Virgin's intercession since the 17th century.
El Rocío
Spain • Europe
El Rocío is a major Catholic pilgrimage destination housing the revered Virgin of El Rocío statue, drawing over a million pilgrims annually during Pentecost.
Elele
Nigeria • Africa
Africa's only International Shrine, where millions gather monthly for Eucharistic Adoration and healing at the sanctuary founded by Father Emmanuel Edeh in the Niger Delta.
Emmitsburg
United States • North America
Emmitsburg hosts two major Catholic shrines honoring America's first native-born saint and Our Lady of Lourdes, drawing thousands of pilgrims annually to this sacred Maryland town.
Engelberg
Switzerland • Europe
Alpine Benedictine abbey founded in 1120 beneath Mount Titlis, housing Switzerland's largest church organ and welcoming pilgrims for nine centuries.
Esquipulas
Guatemala • North America
Esquipulas is home to the revered Black Christ of Esquipulas, Central America's most important Catholic pilgrimage destination, drawing millions of faithful annually to venerate the miraculous dark wooden crucifix.
Ettal
Germany • Europe
Imperial foundation where Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian's miraculous marble Madonna has drawn pilgrims since 1330, now crowned by one of Bavaria's most magnificent Baroque domes in a stunning Alpine valley.
Farnborough
England (UK) • Europe
Farnborough houses England's National Shrine to St Joseph at St Michael's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery attracting Catholic pilgrims seeking spiritual reflection.
Fátima
Portugal • Europe
Fátima is one of the world's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in 1917.
Faverney
France • Europe
Site of the 1608 miracle where a monstrance suspended in mid-air for 33 hours during a fire, with the preserved Host venerated each Whit Monday.
Faversham
England (UK) • Europe
Faversham hosts England's National Shrine of Saint Jude, a major Catholic pilgrimage center with relics of the Apostle and medieval devotional art.
Filipov
Czech Republic • Europe
Filipov is a significant Marian pilgrimage site in the Czech Republic, known for the 1866 apparition of the Virgin Mary to Magdalene Kade and subsequent miraculous healings.
Florence
Italy • Europe
Cradle of the Renaissance and home to three incorrupt saints, with the miraculous Annunciation fresco, Brunelleschi's dome, and centuries of artistic devotion.
Flüeli-Ranft
Switzerland • Europe
Flüeli-Ranft is the sacred homeland of Switzerland's national saint Nicholas of Flüe (Brother Klaus), where pilgrims seek spiritual guidance at his birthplace and hermitage.
Fonda
United States • North America
Fonda hosts the National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, America's first Native American saint, drawing pilgrims to this sacred Mohawk Valley site.
Frauenkirchen
Austria • Europe
Burgenland's first basilica with a 13th-century Gothic Madonna, guarded by Franciscans since 1659.
Fulda
Germany • Europe
Spiritual heart of German Catholicism and burial place of St. Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans, whose magnificent Baroque cathedral draws pilgrims to venerate the father of the German Church.
Genoa
Italy • Europe
Maritime republic turned pilgrimage city, guarding relics of St. John the Baptist in a zebra-striped cathedral and birthplace of Pope Benedict XV.
Għarb
Malta • Europe
Għarb hosts Malta's most important Catholic pilgrimage site, the National Shrine of Ta' Pinu, renowned for miraculous apparitions and deep Marian devotion.
Ghiffa
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Site on Mount Carciago overlooking Lake Maggiore, dedicated to the mystery of the Holy Trinity with three Baroque chapels and a medieval sanctuary.
Gibraltar
Gibraltar • Europe
British territory guarding the Mediterranean, home to the Shrine of Our Lady of Europe, patroness of Gibraltar for over 700 years.
Gidle
Poland • Europe
Gidle houses a renowned Dominican monastery with the miraculous figure of Our Lady, drawing Catholic pilgrims from across Poland seeking Marian devotion.
Gietrzwałd
Poland • Europe
Gietrzwałd is Poland's only Church-approved Marian apparition site, known as the "Polish Lourdes" where Our Lady appeared in 1877.
Glasgow
Scotland (UK) • Europe
Glasgow offers profound Catholic heritage with its medieval cathedral housing St Mungo's shrine, drawing pilgrims for centuries to Scotland's spiritual heart.
Gniezno
Poland • Europe
Gniezno, the cradle of Polish Christianity, hosts the shrine of St. Adalbert and served as the coronation site for Polish kings.
Godów
Poland • Europe
Godów is home to the historic wooden St. Anne's Church, a significant Catholic pilgrimage site in Silesia featuring religious art and sacred relics.
Góra Świętej Anny
Poland • Europe
Upper Silesia's most beloved family pilgrimage, where a miraculous 15th-century statue of Saint Anne holds her daughter Mary and grandson Jesus, surrounded by thirty-three Baroque Calvary chapels.
Gostyń
Poland • Europe
Gostyń is home to the Basilica of Święta Góra, the main Marian sanctuary of the Poznań archdiocese and a masterpiece of Pompeo Ferrari.
Graymoor
United States • North America
Franciscan motherhouse on a Hudson Valley hilltop; home of the St. Anthony National Shrine and birthplace of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Guadalajara
Mexico • North America
Guadalajara stands as a major Catholic pilgrimage center, home to the magnificent Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady and millions of faithful visitors annually.
Guadalupe
Spain • Europe
Spain's most revered Marian shrine, where the Virgin of Guadalupe has drawn pilgrims since 1340—birthplace of devotion that spread across the Americas.
Guadangolo (Mentorella)
Italy • Europe
Perched on a dramatic limestone cliff at 1,018 meters in the Prenestini Mountains, the Sanctuary of the Mentorella stands as one of Europe's oldest Marian shrines—a sacred place that has drawn pilgrims for seventeen centuries, from Emperor Constantine to Pope St. John Paul II
Guanajuato (Cristo Rey)
Mexico • North America
The Cristo Rey sanctuary on Cerro del Cubilete is one of Mexico's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, commemorating the Cristero War martyrs.
Guanare
Venezuela • South America
Venezuela's spiritual capital, where the Virgin left a tiny miraculous image in a chief's hand in 1652. Two million gather at the National Shrine.
Guardialfiera
Italy • Europe
Guardialfiera is a historic Catholic pilgrimage site in Molise, home to the ancient Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta which houses precious relics of Saint Gaudentius.
Gurk
Austria • Europe
Austria's finest Romanesque cathedral houses Saint Hemma's tomb, drawing pilgrims along an 800km trail network since 1607.
Haemi
South Korea • Asia
Vatican-designated shrine honoring over 1,000 Catholics buried alive during Korea's 1866-1882 persecutions. Pope Francis celebrated Mass here in 2014.
Haifa - Mount Carmel
Holy Land • Asia
Mount Carmel in Haifa is sacred to Catholics as the home of Elijah's Cave and the world headquarters of the Carmelite Order, founded by hermits in the 12th century.
Hanceville
United States • North America
Mother Angelica's Eucharistic shrine in rural Alabama, where Poor Clares maintain perpetual adoration beneath a gold-leafed cedar reredos.
Harihar
India • Asia
Minor Basilica on the Tungabhadra River where a 18th-century statue of Mary was found, drawing 300,000 pilgrims each September.
Harissa
Lebanon • Asia
Home to the 13-ton bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, this hilltop shrine above Jounieh Bay draws pilgrims of all faiths.
Heiligenblut
Austria • Europe
Alpine village at the foot of Austria's highest peak, guarding a Holy Blood relic brought from Constantinople in 914 AD.
Heiligenkreuz
Austria • Europe
The world's oldest active Cistercian monastery (1133) with the largest True Cross relic north of the Alps.
Heiloo
Netherlands • Europe
Heiloo hosts the Netherlands' largest Marian pilgrimage site, the Sanctuary of Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood, with roots dating back to Saint Willibrord's miracles in 690.
Higüey
Dominican Republic • North America
Higüey is home to the sacred Basilica of Our Lady of Altagracia, the spiritual heart of Dominican Catholicism and Caribbean pilgrimage.
Hill of the Crosses (Kryžių kalnas)
Lithuania • Europe
The Hill of Crosses is Lithuania's national pilgrimage center, where over 100,000 crosses testify to Catholic faith and peaceful resistance.
Holywell
Wales (UK) • Europe
Holywell hosts St Winefride's Well, Britain's oldest continuously visited pilgrimage site with 1,400 years of Catholic healing tradition.
Hormigueros
Puerto Rico • North America
Hormigueros is renowned as a Catholic pilgrimage destination centered around the historic Basilica of Our Lady of Monserrate, a minor basilica that has drawn faithful devotees for centuries.
Hulbert
United States • North America
Hulbert is home to Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey, a Traditional Benedictine monastery that serves as the destination for the annual Three Hearts Pilgrimage.
Innsbruck
Austria • Europe
Tyrol's alpine capital with the Maria Hilf painting, Maximilian's tomb, and Wilten's Rococo basilica.
Iona
Scotland (UK) • Europe
Iona, birthplace of Scottish Christianity, where St. Columba founded his monastery in 563 AD, remains a profound pilgrimage site for Catholics seeking spiritual renewal and connection to Celtic Christian heritage.
Itatí
Argentina • South America
Itatí is home to one of Argentina's most important Marian shrines, the Basilica of Our Lady of Itatí, whose 88-metre dome rises above the Paraná River as a beacon for the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who converge here each July.
Jerusalem
Holy Land • Asia
The holiest city in Christianity, site of Christ's crucifixion, resurrection, and the birth of the Church at Pentecost.
Juneau
United States • North America
Juneau's National Shrine of St. Thérèse offers pilgrims a serene spiritual retreat overlooking Lynn Canal, featuring beautiful stone structures and devotional paths.
Kahnawake
Canada • North America
Kahnawake is home to the National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, whose tomb draws Catholic pilgrims seeking her intercession.
Kalisz
Poland • Europe
Kalisz hosts Poland's National Shrine of St. Joseph, one of the world's oldest sanctuaries dedicated to Jesus' earthly father, drawing pilgrims seeking St. Joseph's intercession.
Kałków
Poland • Europe
Kałków is home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland, a major Marian pilgrimage site with miraculous icon and religious complex.
Kalwaria Pacławska
Poland • Europe
Kalwaria Pacławska is a historic Catholic pilgrimage center known as the 'Jerusalem of the East,' featuring miraculous Marian devotions.
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
Poland • Europe
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a remarkable 17th-century Calvary sanctuary known as the 'Polish Jerusalem,' where over a million pilgrims annually pray along its Passion and Marian devotional paths.
Karlovac
Croatia • Europe
Karlovac is home to the National Shrine of Saint Joseph, Croatia's premier Catholic pilgrimage destination dedicated to the nation's patron saint.
Kevelaer
Germany • Europe
Kevelaer is Germany's largest Catholic pilgrimage destination, where Our Lady of Consolation has been venerated since 1641 following miraculous apparitions and healings.
Kibeho
Rwanda • Africa
Kibeho is the only Vatican-approved Marian apparition site in Africa, where the Virgin Mary appeared to schoolgirls between 1981-1989.
Kildare
Ireland • Europe
Kildare is home to St. Brigid's Cathedral, built on the site of Ireland's famous 5th-century monastery founded by St. Brigid, patroness of Ireland.
Kirkkokari (Saint Henry's Island)
Finland • Europe
Finland's only Catholic pilgrimage site, where St. Henry was martyred in 1156 on frozen Lake Köyliö.
Klosterneuburg
Austria • Europe
Augustinian abbey founded in 1114 by Saint Leopold III, patron of Austria, housing the Verdun Altar and the saint's tomb beneath its gilded reliquary.
Knock
Ireland • Europe
Knock Shrine is Ireland's International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine where an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and St. John appeared in 1879.
Kodeń
Poland • Europe
Kodeń is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site home to the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Kodeń, drawing faithful seeking Marian intercession.
Koekelberg
Belgium • Europe
The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg is Belgium's premier Catholic pilgrimage destination, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a national sanctuary.
Kolkata
India • Asia
Home of Saint Teresa of Calcutta's tomb at the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, where pilgrims pray beside the saint who heard Christ's call to serve the poorest of the poor.
Kraków
Poland • Europe
Kraków is a profound Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the Divine Mercy Sanctuary where St. Faustina's tomb resides and beloved by Pope John Paul II.
Krasnobród
Poland • Europe
Krasnobród is home to the historic Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation, a baroque sanctuary founded by Queen Marie Casimire Sobieska and a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination in southeastern Poland.
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa • Africa
KwaZulu-Natal hosts significant Catholic pilgrimage sites, most notably the Ngome Marian Shrine where Our Lady appeared as 'Tabernacle of the Most High'.
L'Aquila
Italy • Europe
Home of Pope Saint Celestine V's tomb and the Perdonanza Celestiniana, the ancestor of the Roman Jubilee. Also houses the incorrupt body of Saint Bernardino of Siena.
La Crosse
United States • North America
La Crosse hosts the magnificent Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a premier Catholic pilgrimage destination founded by Cardinal Burke.
La Salette
France • Europe
La Salette is a major Catholic pilgrimage site where the Virgin Mary appeared to two children in 1846, bringing a message of reconciliation and conversion.
La Vang
Vietnam • Asia
Vietnam's national Marian shrine where Our Lady appeared to persecuted Catholics in 1798, now the country's most beloved pilgrimage site.
La Verna
Italy • Europe
La Verna is the sacred mountain sanctuary where Saint Francis of Assisi received the stigmata in 1224, making it one of Christianity's most holy pilgrimage sites.
Lac-Bouchette
Canada • North America
Ermitage Saint-Antoine is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Quebec, founded in 1907 and known for its miraculous healings and spiritual significance.
Lalouvesc
France • Europe
Mountain shrine where St. John Francis Regis died in 1640 and St. Thérèse Couderc founded the Cenacle in 1826.
Lanciano
Italy • Europe
Lanciano hosts the first recorded Eucharistic miracle in Catholic history, where host transformed to flesh and wine to blood in the 8th century.
Las Lajas
Colombia • South America
Las Lajas Sanctuary is a renowned Catholic pilgrimage site dedicated to Our Lady of Las Lajas, featuring a miraculous Marian image and stunning neo-Gothic architecture.
Le Puy-en-Velay
France • Europe
Le Puy-en-Velay is one of France's oldest Marian pilgrimage sites, home to the Black Virgin and a major starting point for the Camino de Santiago.
Lębork
Poland • Europe
Lębork's Sanctuary of St. Jacob the Apostle has been a medieval pilgrimage center on the route to Santiago de Compostella, featuring a 14th-century Gothic church with sacred relics.
Levoča
Slovakia • Europe
Levoča is Slovakia's most important Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the Basilica of the Visitation where tens of thousands gather annually.
Leżajsk
Poland • Europe
Leżajsk is home to the miraculous 16th-century Marian shrine where Our Lady appeared, crowned by Pope Benedict XIV in 1752.
Licheń Stary
Poland • Europe
Home to Poland's largest church and one of the world's tallest basilicas, built entirely from pilgrim donations to house the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland.
Lindisfarne
England (UK) • Europe
Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, is a sacred pilgrimage site where St. Aidan founded the first Celtic Christian monastery in 635 AD.
Lyon
France • Europe
Lyon serves as a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the historic Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, a popular Marian shrine since 1170 that attracts pilgrims seeking spiritual reflection.
Lisbon
Portugal • Europe
Lisbon offers rich Catholic heritage as the birthplace of St. Anthony of Padua and gateway to Portugal's spiritual traditions, featuring sacred sites from ancient cathedral to modern sanctuaries.
Lisieux
France • Europe
France's second-greatest pilgrimage site after Lourdes, where St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus lived, died, and taught her 'Little Way' of spiritual childhood.
Loyola
Spain • Europe
Loyola is the birthplace of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit Order. The magnificent Baroque sanctuary surrounds his holy birthplace.
London
England (UK) • Europe
London, the capital and cultural heart of the United Kingdom, invites pilgrims to explore its rich Catholic heritage steeped in centuries of faith, tradition, and resilience. Despite the Reformation's trials, London preserves remarkable sites that reflect the city's dynamic Christian history, where saints, martyrs, and scholars have left their indelible marks. Pilgrims come to London not only to visit its majestic churches and cathedrals but to walk in the footsteps of those who have shaped the faith amid political and religious upheavals. From the inspiring Byzantine vaults of Westminster Cathedral to the tranquil medieval sanctuary of St Etheldreda's Church, London offers spiritual nourishment and historical insight. The city's many pilgrimage routes, historic shrines, and vibrant Catholic communities testify to the enduring presence of the Church here, inviting every pilgrim—whether devout Catholic or curious visitor—to a journey of reflection, prayer, and renewal.
Loreto
Italy • Europe
Italy's foremost Marian shrine, housing the Holy House where tradition holds the Virgin Mary was born, raised, and received the Annunciation—attracting over four million pilgrims annually to this hilltop sanctuary.
Los Angeles
United States • North America
America's largest archdiocese, home to the postmodern Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, St. Junípero Serra's missions, and the only tilma relic outside Mexico.
Lough Derg
Ireland • Europe
Lough Derg is one of Ireland's most ancient pilgrimage sites, dating back to the 5th century, where St. Patrick established a place of prayer and spiritual renewal that continues to draw faithful seeking deeper connection with God.
Lourdes
France • Europe
The Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous here in 1858, making Lourdes the world's most visited Marian shrine.
Lubaczów
Poland • Europe
Lubaczów is a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination in southeastern Poland, known for its Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces and the nearby Sanctuary of Our Lady of Łukawiec.
Lucca
Italy • Europe
Medieval Tuscan city on the Via Francigena, home to the Volto Santo—the oldest monumental wooden crucifix in the West—and the incorrupt body of St. Zita.
Ludźmierz
Poland • Europe
Ludźmierz houses Poland's oldest Marian shrine, featuring the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Ludźmierz, Queen of Podhale, venerated since medieval times.
Luján
Argentina • South America
Home of Argentina's patroness, Our Lady of Luján. The neo-Gothic basilica 68 km from Buenos Aires draws two million pilgrims each October.
Madrid
Spain • Europe
Madrid serves as a key Catholic pilgrimage gateway to Spain, featuring the magnificent Almudena Cathedral and serving as starting point for Camino de Santiago journeys.
Malayattoor
India • Asia
India's only International Shrine, where St. Thomas the Apostle sought refuge atop Kurisumudi in AD 52, leaving his footprints and a miraculous spring.
Manaoag
Philippines • Asia
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag houses a miraculous 16th-century ivory statue that has drawn pilgrims for over 400 years.
Manila
Philippines • Asia
Manila stands as a premier Catholic pilgrimage destination in Asia, home to the historic Manila Cathedral and revered Black Nazarene shrine that draw millions of faithful annually.
Manoppello
Italy • Europe
Manoppello is home to the Holy Face of Jesus, believed to be Veronica's Veil, drawing pilgrims to witness this miraculous image of Christ.
Manresa
Spain • Europe
Manresa is a pivotal Catholic pilgrimage site where St. Ignatius of Loyola spent 11 months in 1522, developing his Spiritual Exercises in the sacred cave.
Maria Bildstein
Austria • Europe
A Baroque basilica on a ridge above the Rhine Valley with Lake Constance views, marking a 1629 Marian apparition.
Maria Dreieichen
Austria • Europe
Twin-towered basilica on the Manhartsberg ridge where pilgrims venerate the Sorrowful Mother at a miraculous oak since 1656.
Maria Kirchental
Austria • Europe
A Fischer von Erlach baroque masterpiece at 900m, housing a miraculous Gothic Madonna and Austria's finest votive painting collection.
Maria Laach
Germany • Europe
Germany's finest Romanesque abbey, rising from the shores of a volcanic crater lake—a thousand-year-old Benedictine sanctuary that became the heart of the 20th-century Liturgical Movement.
Maria Lankowitz
Austria • Europe
Styria's second-largest pilgrimage site, where Franciscans have tended a miraculous Gothic Madonna since the 1400s.
Maria Loretto
Austria • Europe
A Baroque sanctuary in Burgenland with the Black Madonna of Loreto and a replica of the Holy House.
Maria Luggau
Austria • Europe
Carinthia's only basilica, where a peasant woman's 1513 vision led to one of Austria's great Servite pilgrimage shrines in the Lesachtal Alps.
Maria Plain
Austria • Europe
Salzburg's beloved hilltop basilica where a fire-surviving Marian image has drawn pilgrims since 1652.
Maria Saal
Austria • Europe
Carinthia's "mother church" founded c. 753, where Slavic peoples first embraced Western Christianity.
Maria Straßengel
Austria • Europe
An Austrian High Gothic masterpiece above the Mur valley with a 48m openwork tower and 14th-century glass.
Maria Taferl
Austria • Europe
Lower Austria's second-largest Marian shrine, where a miraculous crucifix and Pietà have drawn pilgrims since 1633.
Maria Waldrast
Austria • Europe
One of Europe's highest pilgrimage monasteries at 1,641m, where Servite monks have offered alpine hospitality since 1621.
Maria Wörth
Austria • Europe
A Gothic church on a Wörthersee peninsula where martyrs' relics have drawn pilgrims since 875 AD.
Marianka
Slovakia • Europe
Slovakia's oldest pilgrimage site, where a miraculous 14th-century Madonna and sacred healing spring have drawn emperors and ordinary pilgrims for over six centuries.
Máriapócs
Hungary • Europe
Hungary's premier Greek Catholic shrine, famous for its icon of the Virgin Mary that wept tears in 1696, 1715, and 1905.
Mariastein, Solothurn
Switzerland • Europe
Switzerland's second-largest pilgrimage center, where pilgrims descend into a cave shrine to venerate the miraculous Madonna.
Mariastein, Tyrol
Austria • Europe
Cliff-top castle shrine where a miraculous Madonna twice returned from Bavaria, guarding Tyrol's imperial regalia in a 42-metre tower.
Mariatrost
Austria • Europe
Graz's beloved Baroque basilica on Purberg hill, where 216 steps of pilgrimage lead to a Gothic Madonna and panoramic views over Styria's capital.
Mariazell
Austria • Europe
Central Europe's most important Marian shrine, where the miraculous Magna Mater Austriae has drawn over a million pilgrims annually since 1157.
Marija Bistrica
Croatia • Europe
Marija Bistrica is Croatia's largest Marian pilgrimage site, home to the miraculous Black Madonna statue and national shrine.
Marseille
France • Europe
Marseille is a major Catholic pilgrimage destination centered around the iconic Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, known for its Assumption Day pilgrimages and Marian devotion.
Matera
Italy • Europe
Ancient city of cave dwellings and over 150 rupestrian churches, whose biblical landscape drew filmmakers from Pasolini to Mel Gibson to portray the Holy Land.
Mátraverebély-Szentkút
Hungary • Europe
Hungary's National Shrine with a miraculous spring, Baroque basilica, and 900 years of unbroken pilgrimage in the Mátra mountains.
Melk
Austria • Europe
Baroque Benedictine abbey on a cliff above the Danube, with magnificent library and church. Monks have prayed here since 1089.
Mellieħa
Malta • Europe
Malta's oldest Marian shrine, where tradition holds St. Luke painted the Virgin Mary on cave walls during St. Paul's shipwreck in 60 AD.
Mercogliano
Italy • Europe
Home to Campania's most beloved Marian shrine, where 1.5 million pilgrims climb Mount Partenio each year to venerate the Byzantine Black Madonna called Mamma Schiavona.
Mexico City
Mexico • North America
Mexico City is home to the world's most visited Catholic pilgrimage site, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego in 1531.
Middletown
United States • North America
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel serves as a major Catholic pilgrimage site dedicated to Marian devotion and Carmelite spirituality.
Midland
Canada • North America
Midland's Martyrs' Shrine is a national Catholic pilgrimage site honoring eight Jesuit saints martyred over 350 years ago while bringing Christianity to Canada.
Milan
Italy • Europe
Milan holds profound Catholic significance as the seat of Saint Ambrose and Charles Borromeo, featuring the magnificent Duomo where Saint Augustine was baptized.
Mont-Saint-Michel
France • Europe
Mont-Saint-Michel is a majestic medieval abbey dedicated to Archangel Michael, serving as one of Europe's most important Catholic pilgrimage destinations for over a millennium.
Montaione
Italy • Europe
Home to the Jerusalem of Tuscany—the Sacro Monte di San Vivaldo—where eighteen forest chapels with Renaissance terracotta tableaux bring the Holy Land to pilgrims who cannot travel to Palestine.
Monte Sant'Angelo
Italy • Europe
Monte Sant'Angelo hosts the oldest shrine in Western Europe dedicated to Archangel Michael, where tradition holds the celestial being consecrated the sanctuary himself.
Montecassino
Italy • Europe
Montecassino Abbey, founded by St. Benedict in 529, is the birthplace of Western monasticism and houses the tombs of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica.
Montréal
Canada • North America
Montréal is a prominent Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the ornate Notre-Dame Basilica—famous for its Gothic Revival architecture and intricate interior—and Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, the world's largest shrine dedicated to Saint Joseph, attracting millions of visitors annually.
Montserrat
Spain • Europe
Home to the Black Madonna at a thousand-year-old Benedictine abbey where St. Ignatius of Loyola laid down his sword and began his pilgrimage.
Moresnet-Chapelle
Belgium • Europe
A Franciscan Marian shrine near the Three Countries Point where Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands meet, with devotion dating to a 1679 oak tree statue.
Motherwell
Scotland (UK) • Europe
Motherwell serves as a significant Catholic pilgrimage center with the renowned Carfin Grotto, Scotland's National Shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes, attracting over 70,000 pilgrims annually.
Mt. Koressos (Ephesus)
Turkey • Asia
Mount Koressos houses the Virgin Mary's final dwelling, a sacred Catholic pilgrimage site where tradition holds she spent her last years under St. John's care.
Mugnano del Cardinale
Italy • Europe
Home to the relics of St. Philomena—the 'Wonder-Worker' beloved by the Curé d'Ars—where miracles began the moment her remains arrived in 1805.
Mumbai
India • Asia
India's largest city hosts the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, where the annual Bandra Fair draws hundreds of thousands to venerate a 16th-century statue of the Virgin Mary.
Muri
Switzerland • Europe
Habsburg foundation where the hearts of Blessed Karl of Austria and Empress Zita rest, a pilgrimage site for devotees of the last emperor.
Müstair
Switzerland • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage convent attributed to Charlemagne, preserving the world's largest cycle of early medieval frescoes.
Naga City
Philippines • Asia
Home to Our Lady of Peñafrancia, one of Asia's largest Marian pilgrimage sites, hosting the annual Traslacion fluvial procession with 1.5 million pilgrims.
Nagasaki
Japan • Asia
Japan's Catholic heartland, where 26 martyrs died on crosses in 1597 and Hidden Christians survived 250 years underground.
Naples
Italy • Europe
Where the blood of San Gennaro liquefies three times yearly, and the tombs of Doctor Giuseppe Moscati and mystic Don Dolindo Ruotolo draw pilgrims seeking miracles.
Nazaré
Portugal • Europe
Atlantic clifftop pilgrimage site where Dom Fuas Roupinho was saved from plunging over the precipice in 1182 after invoking Our Lady of Nazaré.
Nazareth
Holy Land • Asia
Nazareth is Jesus' childhood home and the site of the Annunciation, where Gabriel told Mary she would bear the Son of God.
Nettuno
Italy • Europe
Seaside pilgrimage town housing the mortal remains of St. Maria Goretti—the Church's youngest canonized martyr, whose radical act of forgiveness converted her own murderer.
Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre
France • Europe
Home to the two drops of Christ's blood brought from Calvary in 1257, venerated in the Holy Sepulchre replica basilica for over 700 years.
Nevers
France • Europe
Burial place of St. Bernadette Soubirous, visionary of Lourdes, whose incorrupt body lies in a crystal reliquary at the Saint-Gildard sanctuary—the geographical heart of France.
New Haven
United States • North America
New Haven holds special significance for Catholic pilgrims as the birthplace of the Knights of Columbus and home to Blessed Michael McGivney's tomb.
New York City
United States • North America
America's largest Catholic metropolis, home to five million annual visitors at St. Patrick's Cathedral, the incorrupt body of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, New York's only catacombs, and shrines honoring two American saints.
New Orleans
United States • North America
Catholic heart of the Deep South, where French colonial faith endures in Creole churches and jazz funerals.
Nice
France • Europe
Nice features the national sanctuary Our Lady Help of Christians, a Catholic pilgrimage destination with beautiful art deco architecture and deep Marian devotion.
Niepokalanów
Poland • Europe
Niepokalanów is a major Catholic pilgrimage center founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, known as the City of the Immaculate Mother of God.
Nitra
Slovakia • Europe
Nitra is the oldest episcopal see in Slovakia, where the first Christian church was consecrated in 828, marking the beginning of Christianity among the Western Slavs.
Norcia
Italy • Europe
Birthplace of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, founders of Western monasticism, with the restored Basilica di San Benedetto and a thriving monastic community.
Oberammergau
Germany • Europe
Oberammergau is renowned for its Passion Play performed every decade since 1634, making it a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination in Bavaria.
Oklahoma City
United States • North America
Oklahoma City stands as a rising Catholic pilgrimage destination with the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine honoring America's first priest-martyr.
Old Goa
India • Asia
UNESCO World Heritage churches shelter St. Francis Xavier's incorrupt body, drawing millions annually to the 'Rome of the Orient.'
Oropa
Italy • Europe
Alpine sanctuary rising at 1,159 meters in the Biellese Alps, home to the Black Madonna venerated since the 4th century and crowned every 100 years since 1620.
Orselina
Switzerland • Europe
Orselina houses the famous Madonna del Sasso sanctuary, founded after a 1480 Marian apparition and one of Switzerland's most important Catholic pilgrimage sites.
Orta San Giulio
Italy • Europe
Home to a UNESCO Sacred Mountain dedicated to St. Francis and an island basilica guarding the relics of St. Julius—the saint who sailed here on his cloak.
Ortona
Italy • Europe
Ortona houses the relics of St. Thomas the Apostle in its cathedral, making it a major pilgrimage destination for Christians worldwide seeking spiritual connection.
Orvieto
Italy • Europe
Orvieto is famed for the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena, with relics preserved in its magnificent Gothic cathedral, drawing pilgrims worldwide.
Ossuccio
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Sacro Monte on Lake Como with 14 Baroque chapels depicting the Mysteries of the Rosary, built around a miraculous statue of Our Lady of Rescue.
Ottawa
Canada • North America
Ottawa offers Catholic pilgrims the magnificent Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, a National Historic Site and spiritual heart of Canada's capital since 1847.
Oviedo
Spain • Europe
Medieval pilgrims said: "He who goes to Santiago and not to the Saviour, visits the servant." Oviedo's Holy Chamber holds Christ's Sudarium.
Padua
Italy • Europe
Home to Saint Anthony's incorrupt tongue and tomb, drawing over six million pilgrims annually to Il Santo—Italy's most visited shrine outside Rome.
Palermo
Italy • Europe
Palermo offers Catholic pilgrims a profound spiritual journey centered on the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia, patron saint who saved the city from plague and remains beloved throughout Sicily.
Panormitis
Greece • Europe
Orthodox monastery on Symi island honoring Archangel Michael with a miraculous icon and bell tower visible across the Aegean Sea.
Paray-le-Monial
France • Europe
Paray-le-Monial is the sacred site where Jesus revealed His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, establishing it as a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Paris
France • Europe
France's capital houses the Crown of Thorns at Notre-Dame, St. Catherine Labouré's incorrupt body, and perpetual adoration at Sacré-Cœur since 1885.
Patmos
Greece • Europe
Greek island where St. John received the Book of Revelation in the Cave of the Apocalypse, crowned by a 1088 UNESCO monastery.
Patras
Greece • Europe
Where Saint Andrew preached, was martyred on an X-shaped cross in AD 60, and where his sacred relics returned from Rome in 1964.
Pavia
Italy • Europe
Pavia houses the tomb of St. Augustine of Hippo in San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro, a major pilgrimage destination for devotees of the Doctor of the Church.
Pellevoisin
France • Europe
Pellevoisin is a significant Catholic pilgrimage site where Our Lady appeared to Estelle Faguette in 1876, establishing devotion to Our Lady of Mercy and the White Scapular of the Sacred Heart.
Penrhys
Wales (UK) • Europe
Penrhys is an ancient Catholic pilgrimage site high in the Rhondda Valley, famous for its miraculous statue of Our Lady and holy well dating to medieval times.
Philadelphia
United States • North America
Home to two major national shrines: St. John Neumann (America's first male saint) and St. Rita of Cascia (Patroness of Impossible Causes), plus numerous other sacred sites.
Phu Nhai
Vietnam • Asia
Largest basilica in Southeast Asia, built in neo-Gothic style after centuries of persecution. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception draws thousands during its three December feast days.
Piekary Śląskie
Poland • Europe
Piekary Śląskie is one of Poland's most important Marian shrines, drawing thousands of pilgrims annually to the miraculous image of Our Lady of Justice and Social Love (Matka Sprawiedliwości i Miłości Społeczne).
Pietrelcina
Italy • Europe
Birthplace of St. Padre Pio, where the beloved stigmatic friar was born, baptized, and first received the wounds of Christ beneath a humble elm tree.
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume
France • Europe
Sacred grotto where Mary Magdalene lived as a hermit for 30 years, one of Christianity's oldest pilgrimage sites, drawing over 500,000 visitors annually to the Dominican-run sanctuary.
Plovdiv
Bulgaria • Europe
Bulgaria's second city houses the magnificent Cathedral of St. Louis, where Pope John Paul II met Catholic youth in 2002.
Pompeii
Italy • Europe
Home to the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary, founded by Saint Bartolo Longo—a convert from satanism—around a miraculous painting in 1875.
Pontevedra
Spain • Europe
Pontevedra offers pilgrims two significant Marian sanctuaries along the Portuguese Camino route, hosting the Virgin of the Pilgrim and Fatima apparitions.
Pontmain
France • Europe
Pontmain is a major Marian pilgrimage site where Our Lady appeared to four children in 1871, bringing hope during the Franco-Prussian War.
Pöstlingberg
Austria • Europe
Linz's iconic hilltop basilica dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary, reached by the historic Pöstlingbergbahn since 1898.
Prague
Czechia • Europe
Bohemia's thousand-year capital where the Infant Jesus draws pilgrims from across the globe, St. John of Nepomuk was martyred on Charles Bridge, and the coronation cathedral of St. Vitus still guards the relics of patron saints.
Predaia
Italy • Europe
Predaia is home to the magnificent Sanctuary of San Romedio, a medieval pilgrimage site clinging to a rocky cliff where Saint Romedius lived as a hermit.
Puebla
Mexico • North America
Puebla houses the magnificent Rosary Chapel, considered the crown jewel of Mexican Baroque architecture, drawing countless Catholic pilgrims annually.
Québec City
Canada • North America
Québec City is North America's oldest Catholic pilgrimage destination with over 350 years of faith, featuring the renowned Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine.
Quito
Ecuador • South America
First UNESCO World Heritage city with 17th-century apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success, the incorrupt Lily of Quito at the golden Jesuit church, and the Americas' largest neo-Gothic basilica.
Ramsgate
England (UK) • Europe
Ramsgate hosts the official Shrine of St Augustine of England, commemorating where the Apostle of the English first brought Christianity in 597 AD.
Rankweil
Austria • Europe
Vorarlberg's principal Marian sanctuary where pilgrims climb Liebfrauenberg to venerate a healing Madonna.
Ravenna
Italy • Europe
Eight UNESCO World Heritage churches preserve the finest early Christian mosaics in existence, with the relics of St. Apollinaris and Dante's tomb.
Reims
France • Europe
Reims is the historic coronation site of French kings and home to magnificent Gothic cathedrals. This sacred city draws Catholic pilgrims to witness where Clovis was baptized and monarchs were crowned.
Rocamadour
France • Europe
Rocamadour is a spectacular cliffside pilgrimage site famous for its Black Madonna statue and miraculous healing powers, attracting kings and saints since the Middle Ages.
Roccaporena
Italy • Europe
Birthplace of Saint Rita of Cascia, patron of impossible causes, in the Umbrian hills above Cascia.
Rome
Italy • Europe
Rome, the Eternal City, is the heart of Catholicism and seat of the Pope, drawing millions of pilgrims annually to sacred sites.
Saint Catherine
Egypt • Africa
Saint Catherine's Monastery houses the relics of St. Catherine of Alexandria and marks the biblical Mount Sinai, making it one of Christianity's most ancient pilgrimage sites.
Saint-Étienne-le-Laus
France • Europe
Site of the longest approved Marian apparitions in Church history, where Our Lady appeared to shepherdess Benoîte Rencurel for 54 years (1664-1718), drawing pilgrims seeking healing and reconciliation.
Saint-Gilles
France • Europe
Saint-Gilles was once the fourth most important pilgrimage destination in Christendom, where the relics of Saint Gilles attracted countless pilgrims seeking miracles and blessings.
Saint-Maurice
Switzerland • Europe
Oldest continuously existing Christian monastery in the Western world, founded in 515 to honor the Theban Legion martyrs.
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
France • Europe
Home to the relics of Saint Mary Magdalene, this major pilgrimage site features a Gothic basilica where pilgrims venerate the remains of the Apostle to the Apostles.
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
France • Europe
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is Brittany's most important pilgrimage site where Saint Anne appeared in 1624, making it France's third major Catholic shrine.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Canada • North America
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is North America's oldest Catholic pilgrimage site, drawing over half-million pilgrims annually to venerate St. Anne, grandmother of Jesus.
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
France • Europe
This historic Camargue village houses relics of the Three Marys and Saint Sarah, drawing pilgrims since medieval times with annual May and October processions to the sea.
Salerno
Italy • Europe
Guardian of Saint Matthew's complete relics and the exile tomb of Pope Gregory VII, who died here in 1085 defending the Church's freedom.
Salzburg
Austria • Europe
Birthplace of Christianity north of the Alps, where St. Rupert founded monasteries and Mozart was baptized.
San Antonio
United States • North America
San Antonio offers a rich Catholic pilgrimage experience through its historic Spanish missions and the National Shrine of the Little Flower, America's first shrine to St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
San Diego
United States • North America
San Diego offers Catholic pilgrims significant historic sites including the first California mission and the beautiful St. Joseph Cathedral, making it a meaningful West Coast pilgrimage destination.
San Francisco
United States • North America
San Francisco offers unique Catholic pilgrimage opportunities with the historic National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, established in 1849 and featuring a replica of Assisi's Porziuncola chapel for spiritual renewal without traveling to Italy.
San Galgano
Italy • Europe
Medieval abbey ruins open to the sky and Tuscany's authentic "sword in the stone"—where a 12th-century knight thrust his blade into rock as a sign of conversion, inspiring centuries of pilgrimage.
San Giovanni Rotondo
Italy • Europe
San Giovanni Rotondo is home to Saint Padre Pio's shrine, drawing millions to venerate this beloved stigmatic priest and experience his spiritual legacy.
San Juan
United States • North America
San Juan, Texas is home to the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, a major Catholic pilgrimage site welcoming over one million visitors annually to honor Our Lady of San Juan.
San Juan Capistrano
United States • North America
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, founded in 1776, stands as California's oldest church still in use and serves as an official National Shrine for Catholic pilgrims seeking spiritual renewal.
San Juan de los Lagos
Mexico • North America
San Juan de los Lagos is Mexico's second most important Catholic pilgrimage site, home to the miraculous Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos.
San Miguel del Milagro
Mexico • North America
Site of 1631 apparition of St. Michael the Archangel, with miraculous healing spring that continues to draw Catholic pilgrims seeking spiritual renewal.
San Nicolás
Argentina • South America
San Nicolás is home to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary, site of approved Marian apparitions and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination in Argentina.
San Salvador
El Salvador • North America
San Salvador stands as a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to the tomb of Saint Óscar Romero and the revered Cathedral of San Salvador.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino
Italy • Europe
Home to the renowned Sacra di San Michele abbey, this medieval pilgrimage site honors Archangel Michael along ancient European routes.
Santa Fe
United States • North America
America's oldest capital city, founded 1610, holds the oldest church and oldest Marian shrine in the US — a living tapestry of Spanish colonial faith.
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Italy • Europe
Santa Maria degli Angeli is a major Catholic pilgrimage site housing the sacred Porziuncola chapel where St. Francis founded the Franciscan order.
Santarém
Portugal • Europe
Santarém is home to the famous Eucharistic Miracle of 1247, one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in Portugal.
Santiago de Compostela
Spain • Europe
Santiago de Compostela is one of Christianity's most important pilgrimage destinations, housing the tomb of Apostle Saint James the Greater and drawing millions of faithful since the 9th century.
Santo Toribio de Liébana
Spain • Europe
One of five places in Catholicism with perpetual indulgences, housing the Lignum Crucis - the largest surviving piece of the True Cross.
Sardhana
India • Asia
Minor Basilica built by Begum Samru, India's only Catholic ruler, drawing 300,000 pilgrims to Uttar Pradesh each November.
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
Belgium • Europe
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem is Belgium's most important Marian pilgrimage site, home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, a revered center of Catholic devotion.
Seoul
South Korea • Asia
Asia's first Vatican-recognized pilgrimage route honors 103 Korean Martyrs at sacred execution sites across Seoul.
Serra San Bruno
Italy • Europe
Home to Saint Bruno of Cologne's tomb and the renowned Carthusian monastery, Serra San Bruno offers pilgrims profound spiritual heritage and tranquility in Calabria's Serre Mountains.
Serralunga di Crea
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Sacro Monte where 23 Baroque chapels wind through ancient woodland to a Marian sanctuary attributed to St. Eusebius of Vercelli.
Seville
Spain • Europe
Seville's magnificent Cathedral houses the tomb of Saint Ferdinand III and draws pilgrims during Holy Week processions.
Shkodër
Albania • Europe
Albania's oldest Catholic stronghold, home to 38 Communist martyrs, miraculous icon of Our Lady of Good Counsel, and living Franciscan tradition.
Siena
Italy • Europe
Siena is home to St. Catherine of Siena, a Doctor of the Church, and contains her birthplace sanctuary and relics, making it a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination.
Syracuse
Italy • Europe
Home to the miraculous Basilica of Our Lady of Tears, Syracuse offers pilgrims a profound encounter with Marian devotion and modern Catholic miracles in historic Sicily.
So Kien
Vietnam • Asia
Historic pilgrimage town in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam's National Pilgrimage Center honoring the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.
Sokółka
Poland • Europe
Sokółka is a Catholic pilgrimage destination renowned for the 2008 Eucharistic Miracle at St. Anthony of Padua Church, drawing visitors to witness this sacred event.
Sonntagberg
Austria • Europe
Austria's national Trinity shrine on a 712-meter peak, with Daniel Gran's magnificent baroque frescoes and sweeping alpine views.
Souvigny
France • Europe
Eldest daughter of Cluny, Souvigny shelters the shared tomb of Saints Mayeul and Odilo—two abbots whose sanctity made this sanctuary a medieval pilgrimage powerhouse.
St Andrews
Scotland (UK) • Europe
St Andrews holds profound Catholic significance as Scotland's premier pilgrimage destination where Saint Andrew's relics drew medieval pilgrims.
St. Augustine
United States • North America
St. Augustine hosts America's oldest Catholic pilgrimage site, the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche, offering 450+ years of faith history and spiritual heritage.
St. David's
Wales (UK) • Europe
St. Davids Cathedral, housing the shrine of Wales' patron saint, was granted papal privilege making two pilgrimages equal to one to Rome in the 12th century.
St. Gallen
Switzerland • Europe
Historic Camino waypoint built on St. Gallus's 7th-century hermitage, famed for the Abbey Library, the Seelenapotheke or pharmacy of the soul.
St. Georgenberg
Austria • Europe
Tyrol's oldest monastery on a rocky outcrop where pilgrims climb to venerate the Holy Blood relic.
St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut
Austria • Europe
Medieval pilgrimage church housing Michael Pacher's masterwork altarpiece, where St. Wolfgang of Regensburg lived as a hermit in the tenth century.
Stary Wielisław
Poland • Europe
Stary Wielisław is home to the International Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, a sacred pilgrimage site dating back to the 10th century, officially established by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300.
Steingaden
Germany • Europe
Steingaden is home to the famous Pilgrimage Church of Wies, built after a miraculous weeping statue was discovered in 1738, attracting Catholic pilgrims seeking the Scourged Saviour's intercession.
Studzianna
Poland • Europe
Studzianna is home to a renowned Marian sanctuary with the Basilica of St. Philip Neri and St. John the Baptist, attracting Catholic pilgrims for centuries.
Studzieniczna
Poland • Europe
Studzieniczna is a renowned Marian pilgrimage site famous for its miraculous image of Our Lady and healing spring waters, visited by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
Subiaco
Italy • Europe
Birthplace of Western monasticism, where young St. Benedict lived as a hermit for three years before founding the first Benedictine communities.
Suyapa
Honduras • America
Home to Honduras' patron saint, Our Lady of Suyapa draws thousands of pilgrims annually to venerate the miraculous 18th-century cedar statue and seek her intercession.
Șumuleu Ciuc
Romania • Europe
Hungary's greatest Marian shrine — a Franciscan sanctuary in Transylvania drawing 500,000 pilgrims to its legendary Pentecost gathering.
Święta Lipka
Poland • Europe
Poland's "Częstochowa of the North," with a legendary miraculous Madonna, Europe's most enchanting moving Baroque organ, and centuries of pilgrimage to this Jesuit sanctuary amid the Masurian lakes.
Šaštín-Stráže
Slovakia • Europe
Šaštín-Stráže hosts Slovakia's most important Marian shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia.
Šibenik
Croatia • Europe
Šibenik offers pilgrims the magnificent Cathedral of St. James, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the national shrine dedicated to Croatia's first saint, Nikola Tavelić.
Šiluva
Lithuania • Europe
Lithuania's most sacred Marian shrine, where the weeping Virgin appeared to shepherd children in 1608—Europe's first such apparition.
Šmarje pri Jelšah
Slovenia • Europe
Šmarje pri Jelšah is one of Slovenia's oldest Marian sanctuaries, where pilgrims have climbed a hilltop church since the 15th century.
Taizé
France • Europe
Taizé is one of the world's most important Christian pilgrimage sites, attracting over 100,000 young people annually for prayer and reconciliation.
Tindari
Italy • Europe
Tindari is home to the renowned Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, an important Catholic pilgrimage site in northern Sicily dating back to the 11th century.
Tlaxcala
Mexico • North America
Tlaxcala is home to two major Catholic pilgrimage sites: the Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlán and the Shrine of San Miguel del Milagro, drawing faithful seeking miracles.
Toledo
Spain • Europe
Toledo stands as the historic heart of Spanish Catholicism, home to the magnificent Primatial Cathedral and serving as a center of Christian art and pilgrimage since the Reconquista.
Tolentino
Italy • Europe
Shrine of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, first canonized Augustinian and Patron of Holy Souls, with magnificent 14th-century Cappellone frescoes.
Toronto
Canada • North America
Toronto offers Catholic pilgrims sacred spaces including St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica and significant shrines honoring Canada's martyrs and Marian devotion.
Tours
France • Europe
Tours houses the tomb of St. Martin of Tours, the 4th-century bishop renowned as the 'Apostle of Gaul,' making it a major pilgrimage site since the Middle Ages.
Trakai
Lithuania • Europe
Trakai hosts the miraculous Trakai Mother of God icon, crowned by Pope Clement XI in 1718—the first Marian image in Lithuania so honored.
Tre Fontane
Italy • Europe
Site of St. Paul's martyrdom, where three miraculous fountains sprang up—a Trappist abbey with ancient churches and a 1947 Marian apparition grotto.
Trento
Italy • Europe
Site of the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the defining moment of the Counter-Reformation. The cathedral where sessions were held preserves the relics of Saint Vigilius.
Trier
Germany • Europe
Trier Cathedral houses the Holy Robe of Christ, drawing pilgrims for 500 years to Germany's oldest bishop's church and sanctuary.
Trieste
Italy • Europe
Trieste offers Catholic pilgrims the renowned National Shrine of Mary Mother and Queen at Monte Grisa, built as a symbol of peace after WWII salvation.
Trnava
Slovakia • Europe
Trnava, known as the Slovak Rome, is a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination centered around the miraculous Merciful Virgin Mary of Trnava.
Trois-Épis
France • Europe
Alsace's only Marian apparition site, where the Virgin Mary appeared to blacksmith Thierry Schoeré in 1491 holding three wheat ears—a symbol of blessing and warning.
Trois-Rivières
Canada • North America
Home to Canada's national shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica draws thousands of Catholic pilgrims annually to this sacred Marian site.
Trondheim
Norway • Europe
Trondheim houses Nidaros Cathedral, built over St. Olav's tomb, making it Norway's most important Catholic pilgrimage destination and northern Europe's premier medieval shrine.
Trzebnica
Poland • Europe
Trzebnica hosts the Sanctuary of Saint Jadwiga, a major Catholic pilgrimage site housing the tomb of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, drawing pilgrims since the 14th century.
Tuchów
Poland • Europe
Tuchów is home to a renowned Marian sanctuary with a miraculous 16th-century icon, drawing pilgrims for its spiritual significance.
Tucson
United States • North America
Tucson offers Catholic pilgrims spiritual encounters at historic Mission San Xavier del Bac and the Byzantine Mary Undoer of Knots Shrine.
Turin
Italy • Europe
Guardian of the Holy Shroud and birthplace of the Salesian mission, Turin shelters the most contemplated relic in Christendom alongside the tombs of St. John Bosco and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Vadstena
Sweden • Europe
Medieval motherhouse of the Bridgettine Order on Lake Vättern, where St. Bridget's relics rest in the Blue Church and Bridgettine nuns continue her legacy today.
Valladolid
Spain • Europe
Valladolid's magnificent Cathedral serves as the spiritual heart of this historic Spanish city, housing sacred art and architectural treasures.
Vallarpadam
India • Asia
The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom on this island in Kochi's backwaters is known as the 'Lourdes of Kerala,' where a miraculous portrait has drawn pilgrims since 1524.
Valperga
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Sacro Monte with 13 Passion chapels (1712) and an 11th-century Marian sanctuary founded, according to legend, by King Arduin of Ivrea.
Varallo Sesia
Italy • Europe
Varallo Sesia is home to the oldest Sacro Monte, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in 1491 as a 'New Jerusalem' for Catholic pilgrims unable to travel to the Holy Land.
Varese
Italy • Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Sacro Monte with 14 chapels depicting the Mysteries of the Rosary, crowned by a sanctuary housing a 4th-century Madonna.
Velankanni
India • Asia
South Asia's most visited Catholic shrine, where 20 million pilgrims honor the Virgin Mary at the Gothic basilica Pope John XXIII named the "Lourdes of the East."
Vendeville
France • Europe
France's national sanctuary of Saint Rita, where a humble plaster statue arrived in 1928 and now draws 120,000 pilgrims annually seeking the Patroness of Impossible Causes.
Venice
Italy • Europe
Where three Patriarchs became Popes and Christendom's great relics—St. Mark, St. Lucy, St. Zacharias—rest in golden basilicas rising from the lagoon.
Verona
Italy • Europe
City of Saint Zeno with Romanesque masterpieces, Titian's Assumption, and Pisanello frescoes—northern Italy's richest concentration of medieval sacred art.
Vézelay
France • Europe
Vézelay is a major Catholic pilgrimage site housing relics of St. Mary Magdalene. This UNESCO World Heritage basilica was a starting point for the Way of St. James.
Vienna
Austria • Europe
Austria's imperial capital where Baroque churches, Habsburg devotion, and Mozart's sacred legacy create an unmatched Catholic heritage.
Vierzehnheiligen
Germany • Europe
Germany's most spectacular Rococo pilgrimage church, built on the site where a shepherd saw visions of fourteen child-saints in 1445—Balthasar Neumann's masterwork rises above the Main Valley like a prayer in stone.
Vilnius
Lithuania • Europe
Vilnius holds profound Catholic significance as home to the original Divine Mercy image and sacred relics of St. Casimir, Lithuania's patron saint.
Viru-Nigula
Estonia • Europe
Estonia's oldest Marian sanctuary, where annual Catholic pilgrimage leads to the 13th-century ruins of St. Mary's Chapel deep in the Baltic countryside.
Wadowice
Poland • Europe
Wadowice is the birthplace of Saint John Paul II, where pilgrims visit the basilica of his baptism and family home to honor the beloved pontiff's spiritual origins.
Wakaw
Canada • North America
St. Theresa Parish, the National Shrine of the Little Flower in Wakaw, Saskatchewan, offers pilgrims a sacred destination for spiritual renewal and devotion.
Walldürn
Germany • Europe
Walldürn hosts Germany's largest Eucharistic pilgrimage, centered on the famous 1330 blood miracle where Christ appeared on the consecrated host during Mass.
Walsingham
England (UK) • Europe
Walsingham is England's premier Marian pilgrimage site, known as 'England's Nazareth' since the 11th century when the Virgin Mary appeared to Lady Richeldis.
Wambierzyce
Poland • Europe
Wambierzyce is known as 'Silesian Jerusalem' and features a miraculous Marian shrine with centuries of pilgrimage tradition.
Warfhuizen
Netherlands • Europe
Warfhuizen hosts the northernmost Marian shrine in continental Europe, featuring the Sorrowful Mother statue at Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden hermitage.
Washington, D.C.
United States • North America
America's Catholic capital, home to the largest church in North America, a Jubilee Year pilgrimage site, and the cathedral where President Kennedy's funeral Mass was celebrated.
Whithorn
Scotland (UK) • Europe
Whithorn is Scotland's earliest Christian pilgrimage site, home to St Ninian's shrine and Candida Casa, drawing pilgrims for over 1,600 years to seek healing and spiritual renewal.
Winnipeg
Canada • North America
Winnipeg serves as a significant Catholic pilgrimage destination, home to Canada's second martyr's shrine at St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church, where the holy relics of Blessed Bishop Vasyl Velychkovsky are enshrined.
Zakopane
Poland • Europe
Zakopane serves as a spiritual gateway to the Tatra Mountains, featuring the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, built as a votive offering after the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.
Zapopan
Mexico • North America
Zapopan houses the miraculous Virgin of Zapopan, drawing millions annually to celebrate her October 12th pilgrimage and basilica sanctuary.
Zaragoza
Spain • Europe
Home to Christianity's first Marian sanctuary, where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. James the Apostle on the banks of the Ebro in AD 40.
Zarvanytsia
Ukraine • Europe
Ukraine's premier Marian shrine where a monk discovered the miraculous Mother of God icon beside a healing spring in 1240.
Zelená Hora
Czechia • Europe
A UNESCO masterpiece of Baroque Gothic architecture where faith and geometry unite—Santini's star-shaped church honours St. John of Nepomuk, the martyr who kept silent unto death.
Žemaičių Kalvarija
Lithuania • Europe
Lithuania's oldest Calvary, where pilgrims walk 19 hilltop chapels singing ancient Kalnai hymns and venerate the Baltic's largest True Cross relic.
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