{"id":1210,"date":"2007-07-20T15:08:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-20T15:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2007\/07\/tour-bleg.html"},"modified":"2007-07-20T15:08:15","modified_gmt":"2007-07-20T15:08:15","slug":"tour-bleg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2007\/07\/tour-bleg.html","title":{"rendered":"Tour bleg:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From a reader:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div><em>I wanted to ask if you could help me out with some information.&nbsp; Are you aware of any website, clearing house, or source for group trips or pilgrimages to Europe?<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em> <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>My wife and I would like to make a trip to <span>Europe<\/span> next spring to visit some historical Catholic sites and shrines.&nbsp; We would be interested in seeing some Catholic sites, such as the Vatican\/Rome, Lourdes, Liseux, or other places in <span>Italy<\/span> and\/or <span>France<\/span>.&nbsp; We are not necessarily looking for a trip to hit all those sites in a single trip. <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em> <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>Occasionally (about every 2 years) our parish will arrange a European pilgrimage, but not this coming year.&nbsp; It is not mandatory that we travel with members of our own parish.&nbsp; If there were other parish or diocesan trips initiating from the <span>Midwest<\/span> (IN, OH, IL, MI) or from any other place, we would be just as happy to join those groups, if permitted. <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em> <\/em><\/div>\n<div><em>Any assistance you could provide would be appreciated.&nbsp; Many thanks.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a reader: I wanted to ask if you could help me out with some information.&nbsp; Are you aware of any website, clearing house, or source for group trips or pilgrimages to Europe? 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