Peace pilgrims return from Vezelay

2016 pilgrims by English Cross in Basilica, Vezelay

Fourteen pilgrims from around England have just returned from a walking pilgrimage to Vezelay in France. Organised by Student Cross and supported by Pax Christi, the pilgrimage was arranged to mark the 70 anniversary of the 1946 Pilgrim Cross when pilgrims carried fourteen crosses from England, different parts of France, Luxembourg and Switzerland to Vezelay.

The original pilgrimage included a group of German POWs. All of these crosses are mounted in the beautiful Basilica of Vezelay.

The 2016 pilgrims walked for 55 km from Auxerre to Vezelay over two days. On route they prayed for peace and unity in the world in the spirit of the 1946 pilgrimage. The pilgrims were members of Student Cross, Pax Christi and the National Board of Catholic Women.

Read more: Student Cross here www.studentcross.org.uk Pax Christi here: www.paxchristi.org.uk