Catholic pilgrimage by theme
Historic Churches and Basilicas.
Explore major churches whose architecture, worship, art, and history make them meaningful Catholic destinations. These pages focus on the sacred character of each church as well as the practical context a pilgrim needs.
266 sacred places72 countries
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral — AdelaideCathedral · Adelaide→St. Francis’ Church — Mary MacKillop’s Sacramental ChurchParish Church · Melbourne→St. Patrick’s Cathedral — MelbourneCathedral · Melbourne→St. Joseph’s Church and St. Mary MacKillop Shrine — PenolaParish Church · Penola→St. Mary’s Church — Port AdelaideParish Church · Port Adelaide→All Saints Catholic Church — PortlandParish Church · Portland→Our Lady Star of the Sea Church — RobeParish Church · Robe→
Bahrain
Belarus
Bolivia
Cathedral and Jesuit Mission Church of ConcepciónCathedral · Concepción→Basilica of Our Lady of CopacabanaBasilica · Copacabana→Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the SocavónBasilica · Oruro→Jesuit Mission Church of San Francisco JavierHistoric Church · San Javier→Jesuit Mission Church of San José de ChiquitosHistoric Church · San José de Chiquitos→Jesuit Mission Church of San Miguel de VelascoHistoric Church · San Miguel de Velasco→Jesuit Mission Church of San Rafael de VelascoHistoric Church · San Rafael de Velasco→Jesuit Mission Church of Santa Ana de VelascoHistoric Church · Santa Ana de Velasco→
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Canada
Our Lady of the Assumption ChurchParish Church · Alert Bay→St. Dunstan's BasilicaCathedral · Charlottetown→St. Mary's Cathedral BasilicaCathedral · Halifax→Our Lady of Victory Church — Igloo ChurchParish Church · Inuvik→Our Lady of the Assumption CathedralCathedral · Moncton→Mary Queen of the World CathedralCathedral · Montreal→Notre-Dame Basilica of MontréalBasilica · Montreal→Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral BasilicaCathedral · Quebec City→Notre-Dame-des-VictoiresHistoric Church · Quebec City→Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-BeaupréBasilica · Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré→Basilica Cathedral of St. John the BaptistCathedral · St. John's→St. Andrew's CathedralCathedral · Victoria→Saint Boniface Cathedral and Louis Riel's GraveCathedral · Winnipeg→
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Czechia
Basilica of St. Wenceslaus, Stará BoleslavBasilica · Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav→Basilica of the Assumption at Svatý HostýnBasilica · Bystřice pod Hostýnem→Basilica of the Visitation at Svatý KopečekBasilica · Olomouc→Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and AdalbertCathedral · Prague→Svatá Hora BasilicaBasilica · Příbram→Velehrad Basilica of the Assumption and Saints Cyril and MethodiusBasilica · Velehrad→Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená HoraHistoric Church · Žďár nad Sázavou→
Ecuador
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Basilica of Notre-Dame d’Alençon and St. Thérèse’s BaptisteryBasilica · Alençon→Basilica of Ars and Shrine of St. John VianneyBasilica · Ars-sur-Formans→Maison Saint-DominiqueHistoric Church · Fanjeaux→Basilica of St. Thérèse of LisieuxBasilica · Lisieux→St. Peter’s Cathedral of LisieuxCathedral · Lisieux→Sacred Heart Parish Church of LourdesParish Church · Lourdes→Basilica of Notre-Dame de FourvièreBasilica · Lyon→Lyon Cathedral of St. John the BaptistCathedral · Lyon→Basilica of Our Lady of Victories (Notre-Dame des Victoires)Basilica · Paris→Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de MontmartreBasilica · Paris→Notre-Dame CathedralCathedral · Paris→Saint-Pierre de Montmartre and Our Lady of MontmartreHistoric Church · Paris→
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Holy Land
Honduras
Hungary
St. Stephen's Basilica and the Holy RightBasilica · Budapest→Esztergom Basilica and the Tomb of Venerable József MindszentyCathedral · Esztergom→Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption on Chapter HillCathedral · Győr→St. James Church of LébényHistoric Church · Lébény→Basilica of the Visitation at MáriagyűdBasilica · Máriagyűd→Basilica of Our Lady of Hungary at MárianosztraBasilica · Márianosztra→Basilica of Our Lady of Tears at MáriapócsBasilica · Máriapócs→St. Martin Church and Visitor CentreHistoric Church · Szombathely→
Iceland
India
San Thome Basilica and Traditional Tomb of St. ThomasBasilica · Chennai→St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Tomb of St. DevasahayamCathedral · Nagercoil→Church and Convent of St. Francis of AssisiHistoric Church · Old Goa→Church of Our Lady of the RosaryHistoric Church · Old Goa→Church of St. CajetanHistoric Church · Old Goa→Sé Cathedral of GoaCathedral · Old Goa→
Iraq
Our Lady of Salvation Syriac Catholic CathedralCathedral · Baghdad→St. Joseph Chaldean Cathedral, BaghdadCathedral · Baghdad→Al-Tahera Syriac Catholic Church, MosulHistoric Church · Mosul→Our Lady of the Hour Dominican Church, MosulHistoric Church · Mosul→St. Mary Al-Tahira Church, QaraqoshHistoric Church · Qaraqosh (Baghdede)→
Ireland
Italy
Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the PorziuncolaBasilica · Assisi→Sant’Agata al CarcereHistoric Church · Catania→Sant’Agata la VetereHistoric Church · Catania→Lucca Cathedral and the Holy Face of LuccaCathedral · Lucca→Basilica of San Paolo MaggioreBasilica · Naples→Basilica of Santa RestitutaBasilica · Naples→Casa dei Vergini and Chapel of RelicsHistoric Church · Naples→Naples Cathedral and Chapel of St. JanuariusCathedral · Naples→Otranto Cathedral and Chapel of the Holy MartyrsCathedral · Otranto→Basilica of St. JustinaBasilica · Padua→Padua Cathedral and BaptisteryCathedral · Padua→Archbasilica of Saint John LateranBasilica · Rome→Basilica of San Pietro in VincoliBasilica · Rome→Basilica of Santa PrassedeBasilica · Rome→Basilica of Santa SabinaBasilica · Rome→Basilica of St. Mary MajorBasilica · Rome→Church of the Nativity of Jesus and the Madonna degli AgonizzantiHistoric Church · Rome→Santa Maria del Popolo and the Cerasi ChapelHistoric Church · Rome→Siena Cathedral of Santa Maria AssuntaCathedral · Siena→
Japan
Sakitsu Village and ChurchParish Church · Amakusa→Egami Village and ChurchParish Church · Goto→Memorial Cathedral for World PeaceCathedral · Hiroshima→Ōura CathedralBasilica · Nagasaki→Urakami CathedralCathedral · Nagasaki→Kashiragashima Village and ChurchParish Church · Shinkamigoto→Ono Village and ChurchParish Church · Sotome→Shitsu Village and ChurchParish Church · Sotome→
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Malawi
Malaysia
Minor Basilica of St. Anne, Bukit MertajamBasilica · Bukit Mertajam→Church of the Assumption, George TownHistoric Church · George Town→Sacred Heart Chapel, Sungai BawanHistoric Church · Kanowit→St. Peter's Church, MelakaHistoric Church · Melaka→St. Michael's Church, PenampangHistoric Church · Penampang→
Mexico
Church and Former Convent of Santo DomingoHistoric Church · Mexico City→Church of San Francisco Javier — La RomitaHistoric Church · Mexico City→Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico CityCathedral · Mexico City→Metropolitan TabernacleParish Church · Mexico City→Oratory of San Felipe Neri — La ProfesaHistoric Church · Mexico City→Parish of San JacintoHistoric Church · Mexico City→Parish of San Juan Bautista, CoyoacánHistoric Church · Mexico City→Basilica of Our Lady of Health and Tomb of Vasco de QuirogaBasilica · Pátzcuaro→Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los LagosBasilica · San Juan de los Lagos→Basilica of Our Lady of ZapopanBasilica · Zapopan→
Montenegro
Morocco
Toumliline Monastery — Restored Chapel and Dialogue CenterHistoric Church · Azrou→Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, CasablancaHistoric Church · Casablanca→Church of the Assumption in Portuguese MazaganHistoric Church · El Jadida→Church of the Holy Martyrs, MarrakechHistoric Church · Marrakech→St. Peter's Cathedral, RabatCathedral · Rabat→Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit, TangierCathedral · Tangier→
Nicaragua
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Cebu Metropolitan CathedralCathedral · Cebu City→Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno, QuiapoBasilica · Manila→Minor Basilica and National Shrine of St. Lorenzo Ruiz, BinondoBasilica · Manila→San Agustin Church, IntramurosHistoric Church · Manila→Santo Tomás de Villanueva Church, MiagaoHistoric Church · Miagao→Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of PeñafranciaBasilica · Naga→San Agustin Church of PaoayHistoric Church · Paoay→Minor Basilica of Our Lady of PiatBasilica · Piat→Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santa MariaHistoric Church · Santa Maria→
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Holy Trinity Major Archiepiscopal Cathedral of BlajCathedral · Blaj→National Marian Shrine and Basilica of CacicaBasilica · Cacica→Holy Trinity Armenian Catholic Cathedral of GherlaCathedral · Gherla→Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of IașiCathedral · Iași→Basilica of Our Lady of Maria RadnaBasilica · Lipova→Basilica and Franciscan Shrine of Our Lady at Șumuleu CiucBasilica · Miercurea Ciuc→Sighet Memorial — Bishops' Room and Space for PrayerHistoric Church · Sighetu Marmației→
Russia
Singapore
Slovakia
Basilica of the Visitation on Mariánska HoraBasilica · Levoča→Basilica of the Dormition of the Mother of God at ĽutinaBasilica · Ľutina→Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary at MariankaBasilica · Marianka→Cathedral Basilica of St. EmmeramCathedral · Nitra→National Basilica of Our Lady of Seven SorrowsBasilica · Šaštín-Stráže→Basilica of St. Nicholas and Our Lady of TrnavaBasilica · Trnava→
Slovenia
South Korea
Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral (Gyesan Cathedral)Cathedral · Daegu→Nabawi Holy Ground and ChurchHistoric Church · Iksan→Jeondong CathedralCathedral · Jeonju→Gahoe-dong Catholic ChurchParish Church · Seoul→Jongno Catholic Church and Police Bureau Martyrs HallParish Church · Seoul→Myeongdong CathedralCathedral · Seoul→Yakhyeon Catholic ChurchParish Church · Seoul→
Spain
Sweden
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
San Esteban del Rey Mission Church at Acoma PuebloHistoric Church · Acoma Pueblo→Sacred Heart Mission at Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State ParkHistoric Church · Cataldo→All Saints Catholic ChurchParish Church · Clearwater→Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and BasilicaBasilica · Lackawanna→Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of FatimaBasilica · Lewiston→Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old CathedralBasilica · New York→St. Patrick’s CathedralCathedral · New York→St. Peter’s Church on Barclay StreetHistoric Church · New York→Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous MedalBasilica · Philadelphia→Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul and Shrine of St. Katharine DrexelCathedral · Philadelphia→Mission Basilica San Diego de AlcaláBasilica · San Diego→Mission Dolores — Mission San Francisco de AsísHistoric Church · San Francisco→Mission San Juan Capistrano and Serra ChapelHistoric Church · San Juan Capistrano→St. Justin Martyr Catholic ChurchParish Church · Seminole→St. Ignatius MissionHistoric Church · St. Ignatius→Cathedral of St. Jude the ApostleCathedral · St. Petersburg→Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→Holy Cross Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→Holy Family Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→Mary, Our Lady of Grace Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→St. Paul Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→St. Raphael Catholic ChurchParish Church · St. Petersburg→Mission San Xavier del BacHistoric Church · Tucson→Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionBasilica · Washington, D.C.→