Travel

May is Mary’s month, during which Catholics around the world honor our Heavenly Mother with extra vigor and joy. A great way to take advantage of both the nice weather and our full hearts is to make a pilgrimage to one or more of the many…

Say “Switzerland,” and you’re more likely to think of mountain chalets than historic cathedrals. But the country has many Catholic treasures worth visiting. Though the Reformation had a strong impact here, many parts of the country resisted…

Editor's Note: This is the introduction to our special travel edition. At the bottom you will find links to sites we didn't have space to include there.  Part of the reason my husband and I created The Faithful Traveler — a television show…

Auriesville, NY

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini is one of many saints whose lives show that God often makes miracles using the weakest of instruments. Born in Lombardy, Italy, in 1850, little Francesca was such a fragile and tiny baby that she was…

Portland, OR

Detroit, MI

West Bend, IA

Vietnamese Parish Evangelizing in a Big Way in Texas

One of the highlights of Catholic Digest’s Shrines of Italy and Shroud of Turin pilgrimage is, of course, the audience with the pope in Rome. St. Peter’s Basilica is the heart of the Church. It is packed with history, art, and stunning…