Despite the pandemic, Catholic shrine enjoys ‘biggest pilgrimage season’ in its history

Despite the pandemic, Catholic shrine enjoys ‘biggest pilgrimage season’ in its history

CNA staff—When the coronavirus pandemic gripped England in March, the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham was forced to close and cancel pilgrimages.  But rather than seeing this as a disaster, shrine rector Msgr. John Armitage regarded it as an opportunity. England’s national Marian shrine had already built up a following with its…