The Catholic Herald traveled two pilgrimage routes — in Sterling and Arlington — two of seven diocesan routes for the Seven Churches Pilgrimage organized by the diocesan Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministries office.
Summertime brings long days, icy treats and much-needed family vacations. But several diocesan families traded a relaxing vacation for a rigorous spiritual — and physical — exercise: walking the 130-plus-mile “Via di Francesco” from Assisi to Rome.
Meet Michael Bromley and Terry Jennings, parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington, who are commemorating the Diocesan Golden Jubilee in a
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge led more than 1,300 faithful from the Arlington diocese on a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
