Travel
Paul’s travels throughout the world, including to sacred sites and on pilgrimage.
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Bologna again
Back in Bologna for a second time — revisiting the shrines of St Catherine of Bologna…
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Pisa!
Pisa rewards the pilgrim as much as the tourist — four remarkable museums, the church where…
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Chasing Caterina around Siena
A full day following St Catherine of Siena through her city — the duomo, the pilgrim…
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My first time in Siena
First impressions of Siena — medieval brickwork, a guided tour with the remarkable Anna Piperato, a…
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Gubbio
A peaceful day in Gubbio — said by some to be second only to Assisi for…
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Foligno – “where it all began”
A brief but meaningful pilgrimage stop in Foligno — the town where St Francis sold his…
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What can we learn about San Francesco from Perugia
Perugia holds an important place in the story of St Francis — he was imprisoned here,…
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Under the Tuscan fog in Cortona
A day trip from Assisi to Cortona in the Tuscan fog — visiting the Franciscan hermitage…
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Final veneration of the relics of St Francis of Assisi … and St Carlo Acutis
A third veneration of the relics of St Francis of Assisi using the guided option —…
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Second veneration of the relic of St Francis of Assisi
A second visit to the relics of St Francis in Assisi — mass in the upper…