Travel
Paul’s travels throughout the world, including to sacred sites and on pilgrimage.
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First time line – Veneration of the relic of St Francis of Assisi
The bones of St Francis of Assisi — hidden for 600 years, exhibited for one day…
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On the pilgrim path in Rome
Two days on the pilgrim path in Rome — Trastevere, San Francesco a Ripa, the Station…
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On my way to Rome again
Arriving in Rome for the 2026 Italy pilgrimage — Il Gesù, St Ignatius, a spontaneous confession…
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Kyoto — thousands and thousands of blessings
Kyoto — Japan’s cultural heart, with 1,600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines — and the…
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The island where God lives
The World Heritage island of Itsukushima — known as Miyajima, “the island where God lives” —…
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The lovely town of Yamaguchi
Following St Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi — the quiet city where he preached in the streets,…
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There is a gift in Kagoshima
Following St Francis Xavier to Kagoshima — where he made landfall on 15 August 1549, the…
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My pilgrimage to Japan begins in Nagasaki
My Japan pilgrimage begins not where Xavier landed, but in Nagasaki – the Rome of the…
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Leaving on Uzbek Airlines
Departing Uzbekistan from Tashkent — the Usman Quran stained with the blood of the third caliph,…
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Far from deserted, you can hook up in a yurt if you want to
Crossing the Kyzyl Kum desert on the Royal Road from Samarkand to Bukhara — a holy…
