pilgrimage

Example Sentences

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It was the final stretch of a punishing four-day pilgrimage to Mexico’s most venerated shrine, where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared nearly 500 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

We have no obligation to travel far and wide, to make religious pilgrimages.

From The Wall Street Journal

“At the top of the risk scale, lightning, though rare, kills instantly,” he writes of his pilgrimage.

From The Wall Street Journal

This has resulted in diminished attendance at Catholic celebrations, canceled pilgrimages, and bishops permitting Catholics to skip Mass due to fear of immigration raids.

From Los Angeles Times

One tourist from Russia, Angelica, is on her second pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

From BBC