A pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago
WHAT is it like to walk 790 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago, a thousand-year-old pilgrimage route that stretches from the French Pyrenees to the shrine of the apostle St. James in Spain's...
View ArticleCamino De Santiago Pilgrims Warned After American Woman Goes Missing
One of the world’s oldest Christian pilgrimage routes has become the site of a desperate search for a missing American woman. Forty-one-year-old Denise Thiem of Arizona traveled to Spain to walk El...
View ArticleReview: Walking the Camino a pilgrimage for 1,200 years still going on
There are a number of important things to say about this picturesque film about a religious pilgrimage with the apt title, “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago” which this film goer viewed at the...
View ArticleSpain: Many motivations draw walkers to the Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Stepping quietly through the dimly lit 12th-century cathedral in the small Spanish town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, I looked up to the ornate mausoleum in the rear and caught sight of something...
View ArticleAlert for Camino de Santiago pilgrims after walker vanishes
Pilgrims are being warned to avoid walking alone along a 24km (15-mile) stretch of Spain’s Camino de Santiago after police started an investigation into an attempted abduction in the same area where an...
View ArticleA ‘great adventure’ in faith kicks off summer Theology on Tap series (Diocese...
(Source: Diocese of Allentown) June 09, 2015 at 9:32 AM By TAMI QUIGLEY Staff writer When someone hears "Great Adventure" - especially in the Lehigh Valley and in the summer - thoughts likely turn to...
View ArticleCharlotte psychologist tests himself with hundreds of miles of walking...
Bob Barret’s pilgrimage began and ended in mystery. He was 72. Heading toward the rocking chair, as he put it. In decent health, but growing increasingly aware of his physical limits, worried they were...
View ArticlePilgrim's progress
The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, or the Way of St James - an ancient pilgrim route supposedly traveled by the apostle to preach the gospel on the Iberian peninsula. //--> Sue Cocking Wednesday,...
View ArticleCamino de Santiago: Pilgrims can take a month walking 455 miles to visit the...
Those who choose to spend a month walking the Camino de Santiago may be left with many things: perhaps a new perspective on life, new friends, or a new feeling of spirituality. The one thing that they...
View ArticleWalking the 500 miles along Spain's Camino de Santiago de Compostela
Stepping quietly through the dimly lit 12th-century cathedral in the small Spanish town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, I looked up to the ornate mausoleum in the rear and caught sight of something you...
View ArticleLocals share experiences they had on 'the Way'
CARLSBAD There’s no curtailing excitement about “the Way.” Actor-producer Martin Sheen made a movie by that name, and it helped convince Richard Donahue of Carlsbad that he should follow the Way. In...
View ArticleRoutes of Santiago de Compostela in Northern Iberian Peninsula included on...
(Source: Prime Minister's Office of Spain) After receiving this news, the Spanish Minister for Education, Culture and Sport, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, wished to express "great satisfaction over this...
View ArticleLOCALS SHARE EXPERIENCES THEY HAD ON THE WAY
There’s no curtailing excitement about “the Way.” Actor-producer Martin Sheen made a movie by that name, and it helped convince Richard Donahue of Carlsbad that he should follow the Way. In September,...
View ArticleMerkel walks part of pilgrimage route in Spain
Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (AFP) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel...
View ArticleThe pilgrim experience: walking the 500 miles along Spain’s Camino de...
Stepping quietly through the dimly lit 12th-century cathedral in the small Spanish town of Santo Domingo de la Calzada, I looked up to the ornate mausoleum in the rear and caught sight of something you...
View ArticlePilgrims told not to poo on Spain pilgrimage route
It would seem that not everyone considers it a blessing for the Way of St James pilgrimage route to the holy Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela to pass by their ......
View ArticleFirst UNWTO International Congress on Tourism and Pilgrimages explores the...
(Source: UNWTO - World Tourism Organization) In light of the growing importance of pilgrimages and spiritual routes to tourism development around the world, UNWTO, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and...
View ArticleLightness of being on the Camino de Santiago
WHEN I first saw Rick and his cane shuffling along the thousand-year-old pilgrimage route to the tomb of Saint James in Spain's northwest, he looked like a poor, elderly laborer who didn't know how...
View ArticlePilgrims Inc.: Soul Searching and Commerce on the Way of St. James
Not long ago, only a few people would make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Now, over 200,000 people a year spend several grueling weeks along the route. Traditionalists turn up their...
View ArticleAn Irishman’s Diary: The Camino isn’t the only pilgrim trail
Why is it that almost every second outdoor enthusiast we meet these days seems to be either heading for, or has just returned from, the Camino de Santiago? Can it be that the pilgrimage serves as a...
View ArticleRailway to heaven? New pilgrim route launched
If you're seeking penance or perhaps enlightenment but don't fancy roughing the well-worn pilgrimage path on foot, a new luxury locomotive route to Santiago de Compostela may be the answer to your...
View ArticleA Serial Attacker Could Be Stalking The 'World's Safest' Hiking Path
7:56 AM ET Lauren Frayer Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. i Hikers on the Camino de Santiago, Spain's most famous pilgrimage path,...
View ArticleSafety Concerns Emerge Along World Famous Pilgrimage Route
8:13 AM ET Lauren Frayer Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. i Hikers on the Camino de Santiago, Spain's most famous pilgrimage path,...
View ArticleThe Mysterious Murder of an American Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago
Sen. McCain pressured the Spaniards to solve the case of the disappeared hiker from his home state of Arizona. MADRID—Following five long months of investigation, the case of a missing American pilgrim...
View ArticleBody of American pilgrim missing in Spain found by police
Suspect led police to suspected remains of Denise Thiem, who disappeared on Christian pilgrimage last April...
View ArticleMurderer 'chopped off American tourist's hands so she couldn't be identified'
Spanish police are searching for body parts of an American tourist killed while undertaking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, according to local media. Police investigators believe the murderer...
View ArticleThe Minister for Education, Culture and Sport visits new headquarters of the...
(Source: Prime Minister's Office of Spain) In statements to the press the Minister for Education, Culture and Sport pointed out that the Museum of Pilgrimage provides a magnificent side event for...
View ArticleShikoku pilgrimage route attracts trekkers from abroad
By Shozui Hanada and Natsuki Nakasuji / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WritersTAKAMATSU—The wind swept across the Seto Inland Sea as five Brazilians clad in white pilgrim outfits climbed the steep path leading...
View Article4 Things You Should Know Before Hiking Spain's Camino Trail
One of the world's oldest pilgrimage routes, the Camino de Santiago de Compostela across northern Spain is an unforgettable hiking experience. For more than 1000 years, pilgrims from all over Europe...
View ArticleChina opens new route for Indian pilgrims
A new path for Indian pilgrims to sacred religious sites officially opened in Tibet's Dromo county on June 22. Fifty pilgrims started their 12-day journey through the newly opened Nathula Pass. Hindus...
View ArticleWarning to Camino de Santiago pilgrims after female walker disappears
People advised not to travel alone following attempted abduction weeks after American vanished while following pilgrimage trail in Spain...
View ArticleBody of missing Camino walker found by police
Police in Spain believe they have found the body of an American woman who went missing on one of the country’s most popular pilgrimage routes. Officials are confident that DNA testing on Monday will...
View ArticleThe Camino, from France to Spain
The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of Saint James, has for centuries been one of the most respected pilgrimages of the Western world. The camino or 'Way' starts anywhere in three countries, France,...
View ArticleWalking The Camino review: A documentary tracing the pilgrim's journey
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View ArticleAlumni Profile: Finding Faith Along the Way (Saint Ambrose University)
(Source: Saint Ambrose University) There are many paths to Santiago De Compostela, across the coastal mountains of northern Spain. Les Pierce '68 took the oldest and most difficult route. In 2013,...
View ArticleAmerican pilgrim missing on Camino
Spanish police have appealed for information concerning an American woman who has disappeared while walking the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route....
View ArticleVme TV Takes Viewers on a Journey to the North of Spain
Two special programs will offer cultural insight of a long lasting tradition, the pilgrimage through the Way of St. James MIAMI, Nov. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Vme TV will broadcast two specials that...
View Article6 Ways the Camino de Santiago Is Different From Other Walks
The Camino de Santiago, also called The Way, is a pilgrimage to the cathedral in Spain where the remains of St. James are held. This long-distance walk has its beginnings in many different places in...
View ArticleMake a pilgrimage to see ‘Walking’
You’ve seen Emilio Estevez’s minor gem “The Way,” a 2010 feature film with his father Martin Sheen as a man fulfilling his late son’s desire to make the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia,...
View ArticlePilgrims on the Camino hold Saturday Mass at Jacksonville's Basilica of the...
The Jacksonville chapter of the American Pilgrims on the Camino hosts a Feast of Saint James Blessing of the Pilgrims Mass at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Catholic...
View ArticleJapan hopes to follow Camino de Santiago's path to marketing success with...
For centuries, religious pilgrims, and latterly thrill-seekers and those wanting to “find themselves”, have undertaken a month-long trek across...
View ArticleThings to Do in Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is Galicia's most famous city and is the destination of the Camino de Santiago. On this page you'll find my suggestions for the best things to do in Santiago de Compestela. Read...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Long Distance Walking Routes
While it is possible to travel hundreds of miles in a day by airplane, train or car, one of the best ways to really connect with a destination is to explore it on foot. The history of the long distance...
View ArticleWalking The Camino De Santiago As A Solo Traveler
Every year, thousands of people make the pilgrimage across Europe to the historic city of Santiago de Compostela, where the resting place of St James is said to be. This is why many people know the...
View ArticleWhat Is the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Walk?
Question: What Is the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage Walk? My friends are interested in walking the Camino de Santiago, or Way of Saint James. What is this walk? Answer: Since the 10th Century, pilgrims...
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