Pilgrims Evacuated Due to Conflict: Parishioners from Florida Church Return Home
October 16, 2023by Katie Vasquez It’s a pilgrimage Sue Thompson, a parishioner at Church of Saint Patrick, has been waiting on for a year. […]
Topic: Pilgrimage
Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage: Catholics Will Travel to National Shrine in D.C.
September 27, 2023Thousands are set to head to Washington this weekend for the first-ever Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage. Faithful from all over the nation will […]
Pilgrims from St. Patrick’s Church Prepare for World Youth Day
July 25, 2023By Jessica Easthope Romeo Petric has it down to a science, what to bring and not bring to World Youth Day, this […]
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine ‘Launches’ Free Virtual Tour
February 8, 2022Currents News Staff During the height of the pandemic, one of the most popular destinations for pilgrims, the Sanctuary of Our Lady […]
Makeshift Flower Memorial Created By Surfside Resident Remembers Those Lost from Tornado Tragedy
December 17, 2021Currents News Staff During what feels like a helpless moment, Trina Cruse and her daughter were looking for ways to help. “It’s […]
More Than a Year After the Pandemic Shut Down Pilgrimages, They’re Finally Back
May 4, 2021By Emily Drooby Pilgrimages are making a comeback after a year of being shut down. “We have to celebrate! Actually, yes, it’s […]
Cáceres’ Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Day Pilgrimage Goes Virtual During Pandemic
October 9, 2020Currents News Staff A 14th-century monastery holds one of the most venerated images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the home […]
How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Future of Religious Pilgrimages
June 12, 2020Currents News Staff A religious pilgrimage is often the trip of a lifetime for many Catholics. Amid the pandemic, those dreams were […]
Pilgrims Pray While Preparing for World Youth Day
January 14, 2019By Tim Harfmann Pilgrims gathered in prayer at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston, Queens. Nearly 200 Catholics from Brooklyn and Queens […]
Queens Sisters Attending World Youth Day in Their Homeland
January 10, 2019By Tim Harfmann Second graders at Saints Joachim and Anne School in Queens Village learned about their teacher’s homeland. Yariela Reid-Thomas was […]