Catholic Tourist library
Many places.
Meaningful paths.
Collections connect sacred destinations through a saint, devotion, source, historic witness, official route, or part of the world—so a rich library stays clear as it grows.
A saint, devotion, source, route, or chapter of Catholic history across many places.
Browse collections ↓City guidesGo deep in one cityNeighborhood groupings, sacred events, practical stops, and suggested itineraries.
Open city guides →Sacred mapSearch every destinationFilter individual places by site type, region, or the collection that connects them.
Open the map →Signature pilgrimages
Follow a sacred story.
Narrative journeys built around a saint, a people, and the places that carry their witness.
St. Paul the Apostle's Journey
Follow the places of Paul’s conversion, missions, imprisonment, martyrdom, and burial from the eastern Mediterranean to Rome.
Hidden Christians
Churches, villages, and martyr sites that preserve the astonishing witness of Japan’s hidden Christians.
Curated source collections
Turn trusted research into a journey.
Companion maps that make an established Catholic collection geographically discoverable.
Official pilgrimage routes
Walk a recognized way.
Destination guides organized around routes formally promoted by Church authorities.
Sacred themes
Explore a thread of Catholic history.
Places connected across borders by saints, relics, martyrdom, or an era of the Church.
Where Saints Rest
A growing selection of tombs and principal resting places where pilgrims can pray close to the saints.
Ancient Church of North Africa
Carthage’s martyrs and basilicas, the African homeland of St. Augustine, and Algeria’s living Catholic witness.
Regional guides and stories
Discover the Church in a part of the world.
Geographic starting points for pilgrims who know where they are going and want to understand what is sacred nearby.
Catholic Australia
Follow St. Mary MacKillop, pray at major Marian sanctuaries, and visit Australia’s distinctive Catholic places.
Catholic Central America
Black Christ devotions, Marian shrines, saints’ tombs, and the martyr path of St. Óscar Romero.
Catholic Philippines
Living shrines, Santo Niño devotion, and the country’s UNESCO-listed Baroque churches.
Catholic Vietnam
La Vang, the Vietnamese Martyrs at Sở Kiện, and the sacred landscape of Phát Diệm.
Catholic Africa: Mary and the Martyrs
Kibeho, Subukia’s spring, the Uganda Martyrs road, and Yamoussoukro’s prayer for peace.
Catholic Witness in Russia & Central Asia
Oziornoe, Karaganda, Fatima devotion, missionary martyrs, and churches restored after suppression.