I was delighted that Theresa Alessandro included the WeBelieve Franciscan Mini Pilgrimage in her All Kinds of Catholic podcast. In July 2026 I led a short Franciscan walking pilgrimage through the grounds of Oscott College, Birmingham. It was a contribution to the second WeBelieve Festival of Catholic life which attracted 2,700 people of all ages. The festival was a wonderful opportunity to discover the traditions and charisms that flow through the Church, to grow in community, and to encounter the transforming love of God. The festival aims to deliever a feast of the True, the Good and the Beautiful. It was a wonderful that Juliana, a Secular Franciscan could join the pilgrimage and lead the prayers. She is a layperson who has committed to following the Franciscan Theresa Alessandro recorded the pilgrimage for her podcast. It can be found at about 16.45 minutues in. More about the WeBelieve festival can be found here . More about the All Kinds of Catholic podcast can be found here . More about the Secular Franciscans can be found here . Phil McCarthy, Hearts in Search of God project lead
I was delighted to be interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme about my recent pilgrimage along the Via di Francesco.
I am very grateful to those who encouraged me during my 322 mile walk along the Via di Francesco. A total of £3,332 was raised to support the work of the St Francis Leprosy Guild, equivalent to more than £10 per mile walked! Many thanks to the trustees of the Guild for their help with social media and with managing the process.
On 27th April I set out to walk from Florence to Assisi to Rome with two friends.
I was delighted to be invited to contribute a paper on walking pilgrimage to the 2025 Lived Catholicism conference.
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.
A new video of the Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope from Anne E Bailey
A podcast about pilgrimage has been launched, hosted and created by Torin Brown, the pilgrim officer at Canterbury Cathedral!
In this special episode of the All Kinds of Catholic podcast Theresa Alessandro returns to Padley Chapel on the St Mark's Way of the Pilgrimage of Hope.
On the final day of the Pilgrimage of Hope Bishop Patrick McKinney walked with pilgrims and reflected on his experience and on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
The St Mark's Way was the northern Way of the Pilgrimage of Hope. Rowan Morton-Gledhill wrote a blog and recorded a piece for BBC Radio Leeds.
In this special edition of the All Knds of Catholic podcast Theresa Alessandro speaks with pilgrims walking the Pilgrimage of Hope.
A podcast on the Pilgrimage of Hope from Catholic News.
In this podcast Dr Heather Warfield and I discuss walking pilgrimage through the First World War battlefields and visiting the cemeteries today.
At the start of the Shrewsbury Pilgrim Way, Hearts in Search of God project lead Phil McCarthy was interviewed by Theresa Alessandro for her All Kinds of Catholic podcast.
