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America Media EventsAugust 01, 2024
The Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat (Wikicommons)

We are delighted to offer you the opportunity to join Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor in chief, on America’s 2025 pilgrimage to Spain.

[Click here for full details, pricing and registration forms.]

A spiritual journey that celebrates the life and spirit of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Traveling from March 31-April 9 2025, this unique pilgrimage includes stops at:

  • St. Ignatius' birthplace in Bilbao
  • his home in Loyola; the home of one of his closest friends
  • St. Francis Xavier in Javier; the Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat
  • Barcelona, where Ignatius prayed and studied

The full brochure which includes all the details related to dates, itineraries, and pricing is HERE.

If you discern you are interested in this trip, please register promptly (the registration form is on the last page of the brochure). Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis in the order your registration form(s) and deposit(s) in the mail at our headquarters at America Media.

Don’t delay in sending your registration forms and deposits. Recent pilgrimages have filled within days of registration opening!

For questions, please contact Alessandra Rose at Arose@americamedia.org

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