Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The Upper Manhattan shrine preserving most of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini’s remains and the story of her extraordinary service to immigrants, children, and the poor.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Mother Cabrini’s shrine is the spiritual center of Catholic Tourist’s New York guide. Her remains, school site, museum, and immigrant mission reveal a saint who built institutions because she saw Christ in people uprooted and neglected.
Body of Mother Cabrini
Pray at the altar preserving most of the patroness of immigrants’ remains.
Patroness of immigrants
Read her New York mission through schools, orphanages, hospitals, and personal encounter.
Shrine museum
See personal objects and second-class relics that make her practical charity tangible.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations