Second Faith Fest Spring Event Discusses Pilgrimage

Second faith fest spring event discusses pilgrimage

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) -- It's a gathering grounded in faith and unity. In Owensboro, people of different religious backgrounds came together for the second annual Faith Fest spring event.Faith leaders explored a shared spiritual tradition and invited the community to reflect. Faith Fest spring is in its second year, but the efforts that led to its creation started over a decade ago. It's centered around a theme sacred to both the Islamic and Chr…

"Today, it's multicultural, and I like it," says Henriette. "When Contacto I met, the procession was already part of the church in the direction of the Shrine of Fatima in Wiltz. It was a little over 14 hours. The crowd followed the chariot with the statue of the Virgin, in a slow and organized walk, taking a path of about two kilometers to the top of the hill where the monument is located.

Tens of thousands of faithful invaded the streets of Wiltz to pay tribute to Notre-Dame de Fàtima. Back in images on this pilgrimage, which became unavoidable in the Grand Duchy.

Every year thousands of believers travel to the city of Wiltz on the Assumption of Christ for the Fatima pilgrimage. This year the traditional procession took place for the 57th time.