#pilgrimage

#pilgrimage

See them at low tide, scallop shells glittering on a scallop-edged shore, whittled by water into curvy rows the shape of waves that kiss the sand only to erode it. Today I walked that shoreline, humming, Camino Santiago, the road to St. James's tomb, where pilgrims traveled, scallop badges on their capes, and chanted prayers for a miracle to cure disease.

In a see-through safe carved into a wall behind the altar of a chapel in northern Rome lies a collection of relics of Carlo Acutis. These include a splinter from his wooden bed, a fragment of a jumper and a piece of the sheet used to cover him after his death. Locks of his hair are on display in other churches in the Italian capital and beyond.

On Tuesday morning, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed legislation banning RVs from parking for more than two hours on city streets, impacting a gathering of Deadheads around the Panhandle.

"The people in front of me were just stepping on women... Lots of very poor, very old, very fragile... they were like human debris on the floor."

Worshippers carried the statue from its shrine and paraded it through the streets of El Rocío, continuing a tradition that dates back to the 13th century.

The discovery of rare medieval inscriptions in Jerusalem’s Room of the Last Supper illuminates the expansive journey and cultural impact of medieval pilgrims.

"One of the most interesting features of the pilgrimage to Rome which will leave this borough tomorrow morning, headed by Bishop Charles E. McDonnell, will be the taking of two handsome memorials to present to Pope Leo XIII."

This year, Pakistani authorities granted more than 6,500 visas to Indian Sikhs, higher than previous years, facilitating their pilgrimage for Vaisakhi.