It has been a decade since Franklin resident and musician Kevin Griffin took a different route for his daily morning run. Instead of his usual path, heading south from his home, he turned and went ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare 1,400-year-old limestone mold at Hyrcania in the Judean Desert that was used to manufacture small devotional flasks for Christian pilgrims visiting the Holy Land.

Here is a look at the history, ceremonies, and rituals performed during the Hajj pilgrimage: HISTORY OF HAJJ: In 628 CE, Prophet Muhammad and his followers embarked on the Islamic Pilgrimage (Hajj), ...

Who ponders pilgrimage? Certainly researchers do, especially if they've hit the trails themselves. They come from fields as varied as religious studies and kinesiology, art history and dance, medieval ...

The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, is a symbol of faith, history, and personal growth. It began in the 9th century and is one of the oldest Christian pilgrimage paths. It ends at the ...

Japan’s ancient and sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, a UNESCO World Heritage route with 1,200 years of history.

(RNS) — In her early 30s, Rachael Sanborn found herself in a bad relationship and dreaming of an escape to the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a pilgrimage her father had undertaken that had profoundly ...

Pilgrimage is a religious journey to visit a holy site or holy person, and such journeys are found in many religious traditions. In Christianity, and in the Jesuit tradition particularly, pilgrimage ...

Tyler Goldberger (William & Mary, History Doctoral Candidate) Title of project: Memories surrounding a Mausoleum: Pilgrimage to Spain’s (Former) Homage to Fascism. Goldberger’s research focuses on a ...

Thousands make pilgrimages throughout New Mexico on Good Friday. For those making a pilgrimage for the first time this year, here’s some advice from people who have already made the journey. Ruben ...

Father Roger Landry has worn a lot of hats during his 25-year priesthood, figuratively speaking. But this summer he says he’ll be trading them all in for one — a sun hat to protect his fair skin as he ...