Religious travel goes back to at least ancient Egypt, when pilgrims would walk for days to visit shrines and temples, needing food and lodging along the way. The meetings began promptly at 7 a.m.

Companies with stakes in faith-based travel are banking on Christian events taking place throughout Europe in 2010. "2010 is a year that looks to be a very good year in religious tourism," said Kevin ...

The Travel Industry Association reports that one-fourth of adult travelers in the U.S. went to a church, temple, mosque or other place of worship while on vacation in the past year. You can see that ...

When Globus created a separate division for faith-based travel in 2005, business doubled from the previous year. For 2006, the operator gave its religious tours their own brochure for the first time ...

I'm Michel Martin and this is Tell Me More from NPR News. Coming up, I was impressed by many of the speeches at this year's political convention. It's the subtext that's getting on my nerves. I'll ...

PHOTO: Basilica Menor y Convento de San Francisco in Havana, named for the same saint as the current Pope, who will visit Cuba in September. (Photo by David Cogswell) After seeing a 100 percent growth ...

Dignitaries and devotees from across North America travelled to Newark Airport last month to welcome Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj of Maninagar, Gujarat, India. The religious ...