Encountering God in the Stillness of Badija

In June 2026, Inside the Vatican Pilgrimages will lead a rare and contemplatively structured pilgrimage to the 15th-century Franciscan monastery on the island of Badija. Situated amid the Adriatic’s lucid waters and long associated with the rhythm of Franciscan prayer, Badija offers something increasingly scarce in the modern spiritual landscape: sustained silence ordered toward God. […]