Tips for Getting your Compostela Once You Arrive in Santiago
Pilgrims arriving in Santiago have a new process for picking up their Compostela. Read more for details.
Read MoreFather José Ignacio, A Memory
In memorial for Father José Ignacio. He was a driving force in the founding of the modern hospitalero movement.
Read MoreRemembering Sandy Lenthall
It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of Sandy Lenthall on November 30, 2023. Sandy was instrumental in the founding of American Pilgrims.
Read MoreAmerican Pilgrims’ 3rd Annual Virtual Open House, Saturday, December 9, 2023
Join us on Saturday, December 9, 2023, for our 3rd annual virtual open house. The daytime lineup includes a tribute to John Brierley and interviews with Gemma Brierley, Sister Katherine O’Flynn, Dave Donselar, Faith Walter, Johnnie Walker Santiago, Leigh Brennan, a short conversation with Martin Sheen and Rick Steves! The evening lineup includes interviews with Dan Mullins and Skye the Silent Pilgrim.
Read MoreJohn Brierley’s Passing & Obituary
It is with much sadness I inform you that our fellow peregrino John Brierley has died. Countless numbers of us have relied on John’s guidebooks as we undertook our caminos.
Read MoreCelebrate Your Camino with a Distance Sticker
Celebrate your Camino with a distance sticker from American Pilgrims. Minimum donation is $5 per sticker.
Read MoreCOVID-19: What You Should Know
American Pilgrims is echoing official advice from numerous sources that you do not travel internationally until you are fully vaccinated and have received a booster shot. We will continue to pass along news from the official and authoritative sources listed below.
Read MoreAmerican Pilgrims on the “Camino Cafe” Podcast
Recently American Pilgrims’ members and volunteers Steve and Carol Lytch were guests on Leigh Brennan’s Camino Cafe podcast. Steve is the current board chairman of American Pilgrims. Steve and Carol were volunteers in 2022 at the Ribadiso albergue on the Camino Francés. Follow this link to learn more about our Ribadiso Welcome Service. Leigh filmed…
Read MoreOur Next Hospitalero Training Session: Friday, June 2 – Sunday, June 4, 2023
We are excited and pleased to announce the next Hospitalero Training session of 2023 will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, to Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Mt. Gilead Camp & Conference Center in Stroudsburg, PA.
Read MoreNavarra: Una Experiencia en el Camino
American Pilgrims on the Camino is offering our members a unique Spanish travel opportunity May 18-26, 2023, in Navarra, Spain.
This first-ever cultural journey, in coordination with Los Amigos del Camino de Santiago de Estella, will traverse the geographically diverse region of the medieval Basque Kingdom of Navarra and give participants the opportunity to intimately get to know the culture, gastronomy and wine, and varied terrain along the Camino Francés as well as portions of the Aragones and the Baztanes.
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