Thomas Donlan had come to Le Puy in order to make a five-day pilgrimage on the Camino. He first stopped at the Centre to learn about the connections between the Sisters of St. Joseph and St. Francis de Sales.

Ten smiling faces from the Philadelphia congregation made a week-long pilgrimage to see and experience sacred sites related to the foundations of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Sister Gemma Dalmasso of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cuneo, Italy, brought three young Congolese sisters from her community and two Italian sisters from Pinerolo, Italy, for a pilgrimage to France.

Sandy and Tracey Arpen have become avid supporters of the Sisters of St. Joseph through their historical research and activism in Mandarin, Florida near Jacksonville.

Forty-five members of the St. Joseph Health System of the Congregation of Orange, CA, came to France to learn more about the origins and spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph. They began their pilgrimage with a wine and cheese party at the International Centre.

They came with lunch bags and large containers of food for a picnic and a day-long pilgrimage.

The 12-hour trip from Minneapolis/St. Paul did not dampen students' spirits or smiles.