Travel

Dear ICN, I recently visited English Martyrs Church in Goring by Sea, Worthing, dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. It is a very welcoming church, there is a window dedicated to the 40 Martyrs and also some very beautiful glass rescued from the demolition of a local convent. Most interesting of all however is the ceiling - an exact copy of the Sistine Chapel, carefully scaled down... Read More

A Musical Pilgrimage on the Augustine Camino will take place from June 8th-14th 2026. From Rochester Cathedral, we will walk about ten miles a day through the beautiful Kent countryside to Canterbury, then onto the shrine of St Augustine in Ramsgate. Each evening, Eddie Gilmore will perform a little concert in a pub en route. For more details contact Eddie for more details: gileag@gmail.com or vis... Read More

As all Holy Week processions and public services have been cancelled this year in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza - Friends of the Holy Land have brought together a series of beautiful videos filmed in the Holy Land, exploring the places, as they appear today, that Jesus would have journeyed through on His way to the cross. The one shows us the place where Jesus stopped on the Mount of Olives and w... Read More

This Easter, the Lay Community of St Benedict (LCSB) gathers at Cefn Lea in mid Wales for a community celebration of Easter, to which all are welcome to come. This is a unique way of living the Triduum. Away from chores and distractions, planted in the Welsh countryside, we pray and sing together, we enjoy a family friendly atmosphere, and deepen our love of the Lord in this sacrificial feast. Thi... Read More

The 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi take place this year. Pope Leo XIV has declared 2026 a special Year of St Francis. Saint Francis was a pilgrim who undertook significant journeys to Rome and Santiago de Compostela and attempted to go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He embodied the pilgrim spirit of humility, peace building and seeking God. You could, like Eddie Gilmore, w... Read More

This pilgrim way follows St John Henry Newman's spiritual path, from Evangelicalism, through High Anglicanism and finally to Catholicism. Newman (1801 - 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an Anglican priest, and after his conversion to Catholicism, became a cardinal. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in ... Read More

The Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN) has published a new short pilgrimage guide as a resource for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees that will be celebrated globally on 4-5 October. The guide offers short walking routes in London, Dover and Birmingham, inviting Catholics everywhere to join in pilgrimage as an act of prayer and reflection. The focus is more on solidarity and intention rathe... Read More

Pilgrims across England and Wales are being invited to take part in the Pilgrimage of Hope. The Pilgrimage of Hope is a national walking pilgrimage culminating at the Cathedral Church of St Barnabas in Nottingham on Saturday 13 September 2025, the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The pilgrimage, a key initiative of the Hearts in Search of God project, is designed to inspire ... Read More

The 2025 National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope has opened for day pilgrim registration. The Pilgrimage of Hope is a national walking pilgrimage for England & Wales with four main Ways converging at the Cathedral of St Barnabas, Nottingham, on Saturday 13th September 2025, the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is an initiative of the Hearts in Search of God project... Read More

It is hard to beat the Suffolk Coast in Spring for old-fashioned Englishness. The tea shops shut at 4pm. Big jars of sweets, awaiting Easter and families heading for Southwold beach or crabbing in the Blythe estuary, look forlorn in Squire's tea room window. South of neighbouring Walberswick reeds are still cut for thatching. Morris dancers appear on May Day. In Suffolk there is no church from wh... Read More

Join the Stella Maris Jubilee Pilgrimage from 26 May - 31 May 2025 and follow the ancient St Cuthbert's Way, walking 62 miles in the footsteps of saints, monks, and medieval pilgrims, all while raising crucial funds for seafarers and fishers. This unforgettable six-day journey takes you from the historic Melrose Abbey in Scotland to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, traversing stunning countryside, ... Read More

Children and young adults well understand the benefit of going to school. In fact, whenever I went out for a walk in the village around the mission, young boys or girls approached me and told me that they were concerned that their families could not afford to pay the school fees. They were worried that they could not stay at school, and they may be forced to go back to village life. This would mea... Read More

After water, access to food is the second priority in Turkana and fishing has been a positive development for the people, introduced by the mission. In fact, in early 2010 the mission was able to buy a small boat. They gave it to some local men, and they learned to fish. Now, there are many boats in the lake, and fishing, in addition to animal farming, is one of the main sources of food and revenu... Read More

Next to the mission, there are two villages where a few thousand people live on a semi-permanent basis. Their houses are huts made with reeds or straw, or made with iron sheets, or a combination of the two. There are many more villages scattered around the vast area that makes up the Todonyang parish. It takes hours to drive across the parish and most people walk for a full day, or even days, to g... Read More