Pilgrims from the Triana brotherhood cross the Quema River near Aznalcazar, Spain, a crucial point in the annual Catholic pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of El Rocio, Friday, June 6, 2025.

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims slogged for days under a punishing sun through country roads, sandy paths, even a river ford to reach the tiny hamlet of El Rocío in southern Spain for ...

Pilgrims from the Triana brotherhood cross the Quema River near Aznalcazar, Spain, a crucial point in the annual Catholic pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of El Rocio, Friday, June 6, 2025.