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 carry the Virgin of El Rocio outside the shrine in El Rocio, near Almonte in southern Spain, early Monday, June 9, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage in which devoteesof the Virgin ...

EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — 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 ...

EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — 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 ...

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.

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.

even a river ford to reach the tiny hamlet of El Rocío in southern Spain for Pentecost weekend. An icon of the Virgin Mary — La Virgen del Rocío — has been venerated in this remote area ...

Children are carried close to the Virgin of El Rocio during a procession in the village of El Rocio, near Almonte in southern Spain, Monday, June 9, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage in which ...