Places
Pilgrimage sites, basilicas, and shrines — the geography of the faith. The list below is the source of truth for search engines; the map is progressive enhancement.
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Basilica · Rome, Italy
Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
The cathedral of the Bishop of Rome — mother and head of all churches in the city and the world; one of the four major papal basilicas.
Apparition site · Mexico City, Mexico
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The national shrine of Mexico at Tepeyac — site of the 1531 apparitions to St. Juan Diego, and home of the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Basilica · Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The foremost Marian basilica in Rome — one of the four major papal basilicas.
Basilica · Assisi, Italy
Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The mother church of the Franciscans in Assisi — tomb of St. Francis, fresco cycles, and a living school of evangelical poverty.
Basilica · Rome, Italy
Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls
Major papal basilica over the tomb of St. Paul the Apostle — one of Rome’s four great pilgrimage churches.
Cathedral · Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
The archcathedral at the end of the Camino — traditional resting place of St. James the Greater, and one of Christendom’s great pilgrimage goals.
Apparition site · Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medjugorje
A Marian pilgrimage destination in Bosnia and Herzegovina associated with reported apparitions that remain under ongoing discernment — not presented here as Church-approved.
Basilica · Marseille, France
Notre-Dame de la Garde
La Bonne Mère — the hilltop basilica overlooking Marseille, and the city's best-known Marian shrine and Assumption Day pilgrimage.
Apparition site · Fátima, Portugal
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima
The Marian shrine at Cova da Iria, Portugal — site of the 1917 apparitions to the three shepherd children, approved by the Church.
Apparition site · Lourdes, France
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
The Marian shrine in Lourdes, France — site of the 1858 apparitions to St. Bernadette, approved by the Church.
Basilica · Vatican City, Vatican City
St. Peter's Basilica
The papal basilica over the tomb of St. Peter — heart of Catholic pilgrimage in Rome.