Ana Martinez Pedrafita do Cebreiro (Lugo), Aug 5 (EFE).- 160 kilometers from Santiago and 1,293 meters above sea level is O Cebreiro, a village that, with just a dozen inhabitants, counts hundreds of pilgrims that this 2022 receives daily . If long ago subsistence agriculture was predominant, today everyone in this small Galician town lives … Read more
The overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by incivil acts of outsiders are the two causes that serve as breeding ground for tourism phobia Y Santiago de Compostela is not an exception. hordes of young people who they sing and shout through the narrow streets of the historic center regardless of the time, pilgrims who they … Read more
Guides, stories, prayers… To read beforehand or on the way, this selection allows you to walk humanly and spiritually on the road to Santiago de Compostela. “The pilgrim does not walk with the permanent ecstatic smile of the Indian sadhu on his lips. He grimaces, struggles, swears, complains and it is against this background of … Read more
Summary Mrdio Oriente, July 08, 2022. From Saudi Arabia at the Hajj pilgrimage, Iranians raise their voices in support of Palestine and against normalization pacts with the “criminal Zionist regime.” A large crowd of Iranian pilgrims gathered this Friday at Iran’s central tent on Mount Arafat in Mina, a desert site near the holy city … Read more
From Saudi Arabia at the Hajj pilgrimage, Iranians also raised their voices in support of Palestine. The Hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca, is a paramount religious duty in Islam and is considered one of the cornerstones of the faith. A large crowd of Iranian pilgrims gathered this Friday at a point in the city … Read more
It’s 9 a.m. The day has risen for a few hours already at Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Plougonvelin, the view is clear. The schedule is not very early for the pilgrims of the Breton association of Friends of Santiago de Compostela accustomed to departures at dawn. As they say, the pilgrim leaves early in the morning,” … Read more
Seven years ago the Jesuits launched the Ignatian reception service for Apertas pilgrims in Compostela, and with it the help and accompaniment of those who finished the Camino, thanks to the work of their volunteers. Some, like Rodrigo Sanz from Valladolid, belong to the Jesuit order, and others, like Coruña’s Iria Gayoso, linked to one … Read more
The Camino de Santiago, which coincides with the Xacobeo double year these days welcomes a high flow of walkers and pilgrims from numerous origins, has relatively fewer young people with bulky backpacks than years ago, given a high increase in foreigners, older people, power purchasing and technological equipment. The medieval path that for centuries favored … Read more
The Jacobean Year continue to illuminate Santiago’s road after the Pope exceptionally extended it to 2022 due to Covid 19. And with the end of the pandemic, a large influx of pilgrims is expected during these months along the different paths to the tomb of the apostle located in the Compostela cathedral. The one known … Read more