Stone, Silence, and Song Along the Pilgrim’s Path in Assisi
Assisi rises from the Umbrian hillside like a vision carved from pale stone. Long before you reach its gates, you see the town shining in [...]
Assisi rises from the Umbrian hillside like a vision carved from pale stone. Long before you reach its gates, you see the town shining in [...]
There are moments in the life of faith that remain with you forever. Standing in St. Peter’s Square on Easter morning is one of them. [...]
Every Easter, pilgrims from around the world journey to Rome to celebrate the Resurrection at the heart of the Catholic Church. For Easter 2026, Inside [...]
The morning begins in Rome with a clarity that seems particular to the days after Easter. The great solemnities have been celebrated, the alleluias have [...]
There are places in the world where the Gospel seems to echo more clearly—where stone, silence, and chant join together in prayer. For Easter 2026, [...]
In June 2026, Inside the Vatican Pilgrimages will lead a rare and contemplatively structured pilgrimage to the 15th-century Franciscan monastery on the island of Badija. [...]
There are pilgrimages… and then there are pilgrimages inside the walls of the smallest sovereign nation on earth. Imagine waking each morning within Vatican City [...]
There is something unmistakably different about waking up in Rome as a pilgrim. The morning light seems gentler, the cobblestone streets feel steeped in memory, [...]
They had grown accustomed to the sound of bells. For days, the small group of pilgrims had moved through Umbria’s hill towns, stepping from [...]
There is a moment—about forty minutes outside of Rome—when the noise of the city finally falls away. The road begins to climb, the air cools, [...]