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This Spanish pilgrimage spot could soon introduce a tourist tax
“I want Santiago de Compostela to stop being just a tourist destination and a theme park,” mayor says.
WATCH: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims brave heat at Hajj pilgrimage
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday braved intense heat to perform the symbolic stoning of the devil during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
'I tried the 12-Hour Walk trend. This is what I learned about my mind'
The 12-Hour Walk is becoming a modern pilgrimage for those willing to invest a single day in exchange for perhaps unlocking their best life.
12 dead as bus carrying Polish pilgrims to Bosnia crashes in Croatia
Poland's prime minister said the bus was taking pilgrims to the Catholic shrine in Medjugorje, Europe’s third-most popular pilgrimage destination.
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A joyful Spanish pilgrimage is back on the road
Romería del Rocío is an important religious pilgrimage that has taken place for centuries in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia
Rescuers pull 16 bodies from plane wreckage in Nepal mountains
The Tara Air plane lost contact with airport towers at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on Sunday while flying into an area of deep river gorges.
Jewish pilgrimage begins at the Ghriba synagogue in Tunisia
Pilgrims have arrived for the annual Ghriba pilgrimage on the tourist island of Djerba in southern Tunisia.
Pilgrims fill reopened Guadalupe basilica in Mexico
Pilgrims fill reopened Guadalupe basilica in Mexico
Lourdes: more than 9,000 people gather for torchlight procession
Some 9,300 people take part in the traditional torch-lit Marian procession during the national pilgrimage to Lourdes, affected by the health crisis for the second year running.
How will Hajj be different in 2021?
The annual Muslim pilgrimage is set to take place between 17-22 July. But the pandemic means things have had to change.
Pilgrims in Spain walk the Camino again to reach Santiago's cathedral
Committing to the pilgrim's path has for centuries been a source of renewal for those willing to put their lives on hold and seek spiritual healing.
Funerals begin for those who died in stampede in Israel
On Friday a festive gathering in northern Israel turned into one of the country's worst-ever tragedies, with at least 45 people killed in a stampede.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold funeral for pilgrim who died in Israel
In a race against time, several funerals were held in Israel before sundown Friday for some of the 45 people killed at a stampede at a religious festival.
Among them was a memorial for Rabbi Eliezer Mordechai Goldberg, as burials do not take place during the Jewish Sabbath.
Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims converge in northwest Pakistan
Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India and Pakistan converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals for the Sikhs.
Tens of thousands attend Senegal pilgrimage despite COVID-19
Some are concerned that the annual pilgrimage, which draws worshipers from across the country and abroad, could spread COVID-19.
Ukraine accuses Belarus of stoking tensions over Jewish pilgrims
Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews travel every Jewish New Year to the central Ukrainian town of Uman to visit the tomb of Rabbi Nahman, the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.
Shia pilgrims gather in Iraq's Karbala amid COVID-19 restrictions
Visitors and locals started the mourn ceremony for Imam Hussein on Friday by beating themselves with chains, walking towards his shine in the city and holding funeral sessions in the mosques.
How has the Hajj pilgrimage changed amid the coronavirus pandemic?
Muslims living abroad were unable to make the #Hajj pilgrimage this year and were advised to continue social distancing for the important #EidAlAdha festival
Hajj goes virtual for the first time in history
The Islamic pilgrimage begins today, but amid coronavirus restrictions - could a virtual experience be the future?
Euroviews. Sanctions are not the enemy of Iran’s public health as coronavirus grips - its regime is ǀ View
The spread of COVID-19 has caused governments worldwide to mobilise in the face of this emergency. Countries have implemented emergency measures to protect their citizens and shown solidarity by providing supplies where appropriate. One nation is an obvious outlier to this sentiment - Iran.