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A group of pilgrims walks from Kraków, Poland, to the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, known as Jasna Góra, Aug. 12, 2025, as part of the Dominican order walking pilgrimage taking place Aug. 12-18. (OSV News photo/Paulina Guzik) (Paulina Guzik)

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On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community

August 25, 2025January 21, 2026

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland OSV News – When you are born in a major pilgrimage destination, you grow up with a treasure – a national shrine and sacred image – within reach every day. I was that child, born in Czestochowa, home of the Black Madonna and a beloved place of spiritual refuge for St. John Paul…...