Italy
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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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Ending the old and beginning the new with St Francis
New Year in Assisi — a fourth pilgrimage to my spiritual home, deepening connections with St…
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My favourite town in Italy
Assisi — my favourite town in Italy, and the most powerful pilgrimage site I have ever…
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Francis of Assisi and the Holy Land
What we owe to St Francis of Assisi in the Holy Land — how his extraordinary…
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Nailing the poverty of St Francis of Assisi to the cross
A meditation on St Francis of Assisi and the spirituality of poverty — inspired by Gerard…
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Pilgrimage stops: Collevalenza & Orvieto, Italy
Two pilgrimage stops on the road from Assisi to Rome — the Sanctuary of Merciful Love…
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Pilgrimage Stop: Assisi, Italy
Four days in Assisi with my sister — two holy doors, the incorrupt body of St…
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Pilgrimage Stop: La Verna, Italy
For two years before his death, St Francis of Assisi carried the stigmata — the crucifixion…
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Pilgrimage Stops: Venice & Florence
Venice and Florence — two-thirds of the holy trinity of Italian tourism. Beautiful, extraordinary, worth experiencing…
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Pilgrimage Stop: Padova
A day in Padova — St Anthony’s basilica, the world’s oldest botanical garden, and the jewel-box…
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