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Camino Author Spearheads New Pilgrim Tradition Along the Camino de Santiago

As part of her global Camino Cleanup campaign, Kiser is spearheading a new pilgrim tradition of picking up one piece of ...
NBC Connecticut

Over 1,300 pilgrims died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say

More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday. Saudi ...
Yahoo

Helicopters rescue people stranded by floods on key India pilgrim route

BHATWADI, India (Reuters) -Indian rescuers used helicopters on Thursday to pluck to safety people stranded by flood waters in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, two days after a sudden inundation and ...
The New York Times

Pilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underbelly of Hajj Industry

More than 1,300 people died, and a Saudi official said most of them were not registered for the pilgrimage. That left them with little protection from the heat. By Emad Mekay and Vivian Nereim Emad ...
CNN

‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts

There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Francis Encourages Blind Young People to Be Pilgrims of Hope

Pope Francis on Friday welcomed a group of children and young people from the Italian Union of Blind and Partially Sighted People in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, encouraging them to be pilgrims of ...