Bishop Mark O’Connell leads the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Bishop Mark O’Connell leads the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Tina Colliton of Schenectady, (c.), a parishioner at St. Kateri, joins in song at the start of the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Father Tom Fallati leads participants in prayers of the rosary during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Participants carry rosaries and pray during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Meghan Breen of New Scotland, (c.) a parishioner at St. Vincent de Paul, walks and prays with her daughters Brigid, 13, (l.), and Nora, 11, during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (CINDY SCHULTZ)
Participants walk along the Erie Canalway Trail during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (CINDY SCHULTZ)
A Saint Kateri button is seen on a backpack as participants walk along the Erie Canalway Trail to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22, in Montgomery County. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Remo Muscedere of Glenville (c.) a parishioner at St. Anthony, follows the program with his daughter Alexa Muscedere, 10, (l.) and son Max Muscedere, 10, during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
During a break, participants step aside to allow bicyclists to pass along the Erie Canalway Trail during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Bishop Mark O’Connell walks with Remo Muscedere of Glenville, a parishioner at St. Anthony, during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (CINDY SCHULTZ)
Bishop Mark O’Connell celebrates with Father Bob Longobucco when they arrive at their destination during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)
Bishop Mark O’Connell celebrates with Father Bob Longobucco when they arrive at their destination during the Pilgrimage for Peace on Saturday, Aug. 22. The event started at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville. Participants, praying the rosary and singing songs, walked six miles to the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. (Cindy Schultz photo for The Evangelist) (Cindy Schultz)(CINDY SCHULTZ)
Bishop Mark O’Connell led the "Pilgrimage for Peace: A Walk with Bishop Mark" on Aug. 22, starting at the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville ands ending about six miles later at the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine and Historic Site in Fonda. About 50 people joined Bishop Mark in singing the rosary and other songs and petitioning for peace in our world.
