United States Catholic Pilgrimages:
About Our USA Pilgrimages:
Discover the history of America’s Catholic Roots in the United States. On this American Pilgrimage visit Washington DC, Santa-fe or the California Missions! You will be Accompanied by a Catholic Priest who will celebrate Mass daily and be available for confession. You will explore some of our Nation’s most important Catholic sites.
America's Catholic Roots
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception & Washington, D.C. Area
Baltimore * Emmitsburg (MD) * Washington DC * Alexandria * Chantilly
| Duration | Dates |
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| 6 days | TBA |
Discover the history of America’s Catholic Roots in our nation’s capital. On this American Pilgrimage visit Shrines in the Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C. area. Accompanied by a Catholic Priest who will celebrate Mass daily and be available for confession, you will explore some of our Nation’s most important Catholic sites. Tour the Basilica of the Assumption, the first Roman Catholic Cathedral in our country; The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the biggest Catholic Church in the U.S.; St. Mary’s Seminary and University, America’s first Catholic Seminary; and the Cathedral of Mary our Queen, the official seat Archbishop of Baltimore.
California Missions
Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption & San Francisco Area
San Francisco * Sonoma County * Mission San Juan Bautista * Carmel by the Sea * Mission San Luis Obispo * Old Mission Santa Barbara * Los Angeles * Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels * Hollywood * Garden Grove * San Juan Capistrano * Mission San Luis Rey * San Diego * Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala
| Duration | Dates |
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| 9 days | TBA |
Begin your 9-day Pilgrimage to California Missions in San Francisco, with a visit to the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi which was built for Catholic gold rush settlers in 1849, before the city of California was even a State! Continue to incredible missions like the Mission of San Juan Bautista, the Old Mission of Santa Barbara, Mission San Luis Rey, and incredible churches like Saint Mary of the Assumption, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and the Crystal Cathedral. Along your west coast Pilgrimage, visit vineyards, beaches, and even Hollywood. Learn about California's Catholic roots on this unique American Pilgrimage!
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi & Santa Fe Area
Santa Fe * Loretto Chapel * El Santuario de Chimayo * Santuario de Guadalupe
| Duration | Dates |
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| 4 days | TBA |
Meet us in New Mexico for several spiritual days in some of Santa Fe's most beautiful Catholic Churches and Shrines! Santa Fe is Spanish for "Holy Faith" making it the perfect destination for a short American Pilgrimage. Visit the Loretto Chapel, a former Roman Catholic church that is now a museum. Here you will see the Miraculous Stairway, whose construction the Sisters of Loretto attribute to the work of St. Joseph. In Chimayo, located west of the Sangre de Cristo ("Blood of Christ") Mountains, see the Shrine of Our Lord of Esquipulas. This Shrine is also referred to as the "Lourdes of America" because pilgrims have reported healings from the Holy Dirt here. Celebrate Mass at the beautiful Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, the mother church for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Soak up the sun, and draw nearer to your faith on a beautiful Pilgrimage in Santa Fe!