Pilgrimage
The earth remembers where heaven has touched it. Trace the apparitions, sanctuaries, and basilicas that hold the memory of answered prayer.
Christological
Bethlehem, Holy Land · 339 A.D.
Built over the cave where Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary.
Europe
Venerated as the very house of the Annunciation and the Holy Family of Nazareth.
The Lady of the Rosary appeared to three shepherd children, calling the world to prayer and penance.
The Immaculate Conception appeared to St. Bernadette at the grotto of Massabielle.
A silent apparition of the Blessed Virgin with St. Joseph and St. John, before the Lamb of God.
The Blessed Virgin entrusted the Miraculous Medal to St. Catherine Labouré.
The weeping Mother appeared to two shepherds, calling for conversion.
The icon of Our Lady, Queen and Protectress of Poland.
The first church in the West dedicated to the Mother of God — Salus Populi Romani.
Americas
The Blessed Virgin's image on the tilma of St. Juan Diego — Patroness of the Americas.
Patroness of Brazil — the Immaculate Conception drawn from the waters of the Paraíba.
Asia (Holy Land)
Built over the cave where Our Lord Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary.
The home of the Virgin Mary where the Angel Gabriel announced the Incarnation of the Word.
Traditional site of the workshop and home of St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family.
Calvary and the empty Tomb — the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ.
The Last Supper, institution of the Holy Eucharist, and descent of the Holy Spirit.
The Agony in the Garden, where Christ prayed before His Passion.
Africa
A resting place on the Flight into Egypt of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
The Mother of the Word appeared to three schoolgirls — the only Church-approved Marian apparition in Africa.