One day, while searching for a destination for a day trip from Beziers, France, I discovered the Abbaye de Sainte-Marie de Fontchaude. It was not far away and was in a small hamlet surrounded by ...

My husband and our friends joined an elite group this year when we walked 115 km on the St. James Way to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain. Just over 12 percent of pilgrims in 2024 were 65 ...

When director Emilio Estevez’ feature narrative film “The Way” was released in 2011, audiences across the United States and many countries were introduced for the first time to the ancient pilgrimage ...

“There were miles where we walked together, four abreast, sometimes two by two and sometimes alone,” writes author Shelly Heller. (Shelly Heller) Our readers share tales of their rambles around the ...

Pilgrims walking the famous Camino de Santiago have reached a new record. In 2023, nearly half a million people from around the world hiked this historic route. According to the statistics released by ...

I've just come back from walking the Camino de Santiago to the Cathedral of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is hard. If you possibly can, you should walk it too. The Camino (the way) to ...

Archbishop Paul Coakley and Bishops James Conley and James Wall share highlights from their recent experience on El Camino de Santiago in Spain — the fifth time for two of them — and their ...

A Spanish teenager with an intellectual disability received an encouraging letter from Pope Francis after walking the Camino de Santiago this month. Álvaro Calvente, 15, walked the traditional ...