(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 ...

MOST Nigerian leaders pretend to love God. They sponsor religious pilgrimages not in the service of God, but in the service ...

BERLIN (RNS) — A dozen walkers, many of them retirees in wool hats and fleece jackets, gathered in a silent circle in the Grunewald forest, just outside Berlin. “Walk silently through nature and ...

Jordan’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Imad Hijazeen met Monday with senior evangelical leaders to explore ways to ...

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Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a Byzantine-period church in the northern Negev desert with wall art displaying ships. The surprise findings were announced in a ...

Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious ...

Over the past decade, Nigerian Christians and Muslims have spent more than N2trn ($1.2bn) on religious pilgrimages. While most of the money came from private pockets, government contributions – ...

A 1,200-year old European pilgrimage route is experiencing a revival. Last year alone, some 200,000 followed in the footsteps of their medieval forebears on the Way of St. James, making their way some ...

Extreme heat has led to tragedy this week in Saudi Arabia, as multiple outlets are reporting over 500 people have died during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca as of Wednesday. The annual Hajj ...