Religious Tourism Headline News April 2010

Up to 500000 expected to greet Pope at Fátima shrine in May
The Portugal News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Up to half a million people are expected to welcome Pope Benedict XVI at Our Lady of Fátima's shrine next month during the highpoint of the Pontiff's ...

1.5 Million to Visit Turin Shroud
Catholic.net - ‎16 hours ago‎
The exhibition of the Holy Shroud of Turin, which began Saturday, will have 1.5 million visitors before it closes on May 23. ...

Abboud sees Lebanon tourism increasing by up to 20 percent
Daily Star - Lebanon - ‎Mar 22, 2010‎
As for the third category, he said that it includes the work on enhancing medical, cultural, and religious tourism which he considers to be very productive. ...

Oberammergau: an all-consuming Passion
Deutsche Welle - ‎Apr 4, 2010‎
Nestled at the foot of the Alps, Oberammergau looks much like any other picturesque Bavarian village. But every 10 years it is transformed into the stage ...

Millions of Hindus head for the Ganges to celebrate Kumbh Mela
Times Online - Rhys Blakely - ‎Apr 13, 2010‎
The world's next largest religious gathering is the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which attracts up to 3 million Muslims each year. ...

'Called to serve' – HCPT 2010 Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Independent Catholic News - Ellen Teague - ‎Apr 14, 2010‎
This year's annual Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes of HCPT – The Pilgrimage Trust attracted groups from many UK and Irish Dioceses and from as far afield as ...

Christian pilgrims mark Easter in Jerusalem
AFP - ‎Apr 4, 2010‎
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Christian pilgrims streamed into Jerusalem's cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Easter Sunday at the traditional

Shrine plans special mass
Lansdale Reporter - ‎Apr 12, 2010‎
The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa will hold a Polish language Mass with a special intention for Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife, ...