Re-establishing walking pilgrimages as a vital part of our Christian heritage
Phil McCarthy • August 15, 2025
I was pleased to meet up with James Abbot of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales News Service to discuss the National Jubilee Walking Pilgrimage of Hope.
You can listen to a 14-minute podcast in which we discuss the four main routes of the national pilgrimage and my desire to place the ancient, pre-Reformation tradition of walking pilgrimages at the heart of our Catholic consciousness and practise.
Phil McCarthy
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