Advent Wave of Hope
Phil McCarthy • December 22, 2025
I was delighted to be invited to record this brief Advent reflection for the Catholic Bishops' Conference (England and Wales) Wave of Hope series.
My focus was the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope.
The Laudato Si Circle based at Blackfriars in Oxford undertook a pilgrimage for the planet!
A pilgrim way in Oxfordshire following St John Henry Newman’s spiritual path.
A new resource for those interested in the impact of pilgrimage on the environment.
This year, the Annual Diocesan St Wilfrid’s Way Pilgrimage was walked for the 10th time!
A new video of the Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope from Anne E Bailey
Over the last 12 months, Alex Knox walked Britain’s newest pilgrimage with its youngest pilgrim. This is their story.
Torin Brown, Pilgrim Officer at Canterbury Cathedral, asks why pilgrimage still 'packs a spiritual punch' in a secular age.
Christian Jenkins describes a the first Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage in the UK from Tewkesbury Abbey to Evesham!
A podcast about pilgrimage has been launched, hosted and created by Torin Brown, the pilgrim officer at Canterbury Cathedral!
The Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome are delighted to announce the formal recognition of the Francigena Britannica from London to Canterbury, and their annual conference on 14th March 2026!
