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Pilgrimage: 450 Senegalese on their way to the holy places of Christianity

Auteur: Léna THIOUNE

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Pèlerinage : 450 sénégalais en route pour les lieux saints de la chrétienté

450 Senegalese faithful will depart tomorrow, Friday, August 22, for the pilgrimage to the holy places of Christianity. According to Catherine Sarr, coordinator of the pilgrimage and guest of the Salam Senegal morning show, the pilgrims are summoned at 4 p.m. for the formalities and the official ceremony before departure.

The program includes 10 days in Israel, followed by 5 days in Rome and 5 days in Lourdes, France, before returning to Dakar on September 11.

To ensure the success of the trip, the organizers put in place a comprehensive support system. Each pilgrim underwent a medical examination supervised by the Ministry of Health, and the administrative formalities were handled by the committee.

The stay will be supervised by 14 members of the committee and organized into 9 groups of 50 pilgrims, each supervised by a leader, a doctor and an abbot, to ensure both health monitoring and spiritual support.

For health reasons, the age limit for participation was set at 70 years, and a preparatory session briefed the pilgrims on the steps and spiritual aspects of this journey.

Auteur: Léna THIOUNE

Commentaires (1)

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    hamidou il y a 15 heures

    vraiment Les catholiques sont tres bien organises, bon pelerinage a toutes et tous. Voila comment nous musulmans devont organiser notre pelerinage avec surtout limitation d'age pour eviter les morts durant le pelerinage.

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