Tag: Pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia to allow one million hajj pilgrims this year
Usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings, about 2.5 million people took part in 2019
Holy Land opens up to fully vaccinated Filipinos
The Israel Ministry of Tourism announced Thursday that Filipino tourists will be allowed to fly into the country if they are fully vaccinated
Albay bishop orders temporary closure of popular pilgrim site
The Shrine of the Divine Mercy and the Stations of the Cross in Ligao’s Tuburan village will be closed “until further notice"
Mine-free River Jordan shrine ends 50 year wait for Epiphany
The area lies about a kilometer from the Qasr al-Yahud baptism site in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
China imposes stricter rules on Muslim pilgrimage
Chinese Muslims who are ‘patriotic,’ ‘law-abiding,’ will be permitted to visit Mecca, says state-run Islamic association
Photo gallery: Faith amidst the pandemic
Central Philippine town of Oslob welcomes the 2021 Jubilee Cross and pilgrims amidst government COVID-19 restrictions of movement of people.
Korea’s Catholics remember martyrs with plays, prayers
This year marks the 180th anniversary of the Kihae Persecution in 1839, one of the harshest persecutions of the Joseon Dynasty
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