The Path to Enlightenment 03.05.2007

With the right attitude, any journey to a sacred place becomes a pilgrimage, writes the Dalai Lama in an exclusive essay for NEWSWEEK.

April 21, 2007 - Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has long been a major object of pilgrimage. Even today, people from the farthest reaches of Tibet try to pay a visit at least once in their lives. Often they undertake the journey on foot, even barefoot...

Picture: Aijaz Rahi / AP

Pilgrim's Progress  - 3.5.2007

The world—and Europe especially—is rediscovering the power of the pilgrimage. The story of this improbable new vogue.

  (By Christopher Dickey / Newsweek International)

 April 30, 2007 issue - In 1986, the best-selling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho walked the ancient religious road from the French border to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. In those days, he recalls with a smile, perhaps 450 people made the famous pilgrimage each year. Today, that many do it daily. Some 100,000 pilgrims registered with the Roman Catholic Church in Santiago last year, after trekking along the 764-kilometer route—and European officials believe three or four times as many completed all or part of the journey but never formally presented themselves to be counted.

Lourdes: Thousands of pilgrims pray daily at the Sanctuary of Our Lady in southwestern France

Olav's Way 30.04.2007

Introduction

This is "our " website for sharing our experience of walking Olav's Way in Norway, in July/August 2006. It is in the main a narrative account of the trip, so if you are planning to do the walk you might decide not to read it as it may spoil the suprise! However we have also written a page about kit, for those thinking of undertaking the journey themselves, and another of useful tips.

We are happy to answer any questions prospective pilgrims have about the walk, and we can also give an illustrated talk/lecture/workshop about pilgrimage in general and our pilgrimages in particular to interested groups. Contact us for more information.

Journeys of discovery for the soul: The age of the pilgrim

We live in a secular age, but more people than ever before - in all religions - are going on pilgrimage. Peter Popham reports on the spiritual travel boom and identifies the main destinations

The Independent /  Journeys of discovery for the soul -28.04.2007

Published: 28 April 2007