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Pope Francis declared the missionaries martyrs in 2025, and the diocese expects about 10,000 people at the special Mass.
On Monday, former British paratrooper Karl Bushby completes a 28-year, 31,000-mile walk, arriving at his mother's home in Hull, England after traversing four continents.
Bushby began his trek in 1998 at age 29, adhering to strict rules that prohibited using any transport to move forward and required returning home entirely on foot.
Throughout his travels, the 57-year-old navigated the Bering Strait, swam the Caspian Sea, and crossed the English Channel while entering 30 foreign countries across South America, North America, Asia and Europe.
Reflecting on the journey's conclusion, Bushby expressed uncertainty about the finish while acknowledging the kindness of strangers who supported him throughout the world-spanning trek.
The trek tested Bushby against shifting ice, crocodile-infested waters, and geopolitical obstacles that threatened the journey at nearly every continent, yet he maintained his commitment to completing it entirely on foot.