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Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Purgatory

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Amy Smith IRISH LENT: On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to ‘St. Patrick’s Purgatory,’ one of more rigorous penances in the world. On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to one of the toughest pilgrimages in the world.

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Pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Purgatory

Amy Smith IRISH LENT: On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to ‘St. Patrick’s Purgatory,’ one of more rigorous penances in the world. On the calm waters of Lough Derg in Ireland, the small Station Island is home to one of the toughest pilgrimages in the world.

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Why does Catholic Church promote religious tourism?

By M L Satyan Coimbatore, March 18, 2025: These days, one of the “widely publicised information” and “vigorously promoted events” in the Catholic parishes and dioceses is “pilgrimage.” Usually, people undertake special penitential pilgrimages during the Lenten season. Now, being the Jubilee Year, the number of pilgrimages has increased. The Catholic Church is promoting pilgrimages…

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St. Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg designated as national pilgrimage site

Lough Derg is one of three esteemed traditional pilgrimage locations to be designated by the Irish Bishops’ Conference as national places of pilgrimage in the Jubilee Year. Saint Patrick’s Purgatory in Co. Donegal, alongside Knock Shrine and Croagh Patrick in Mayo have been selected as national pilgrimage sites for 2025. Members of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference gathered this week for their Spring 2025 General Meeting in Saint Patrick’s …

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National Catholic Register broke the news in on Monday, March 17, 2025.
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