{"id":102641,"date":"2026-08-24T15:23:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=102641"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:23:56","slug":"why-the-church-should-promote-religious-tourism-an-expert-explains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/why-the-church-should-promote-religious-tourism-an-expert-explains\/","title":{"rendered":"Perch\u00e9 la Chiesa dovrebbe promuovere il turismo religioso: la spiegazione di un esperto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Religious tourism draws hundreds of millions of people to various sites each year, generating billions of dollars, and the Americas have some of the most frequently visited shrines and basilicas.However, religious tourism is far from reaching its full potential, according to Adri\u00e1n Lomello, director for the Americas of the World Religious Tourism Network. The situation, he said, represents an opportunity that the Church should not let slip by. Adri\u00e1n Lomello, director for the Americas of the World Religious Tourism Network.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religious tourism draws hundreds of millions of people to various sites each year, generating billions of dollars, and the Americas have some of the most frequently visited shrines and basilicas.However, religious tourism is far from reaching its full potential, according to Adri\u00e1n Lomello, director for the Americas of the World Religious Tourism Network. The situation, he said, represents an opportunity that the Church should not let slip by. Adri\u00e1n Lomello, director for the Americas of the World Religious Tourism Network.\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":102647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-102641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6678,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/is-catholicism-dying-out-among-u-s-hispanics-latino-catholics-weigh-in\/","url_meta":{"origin":102641,"position":0},"title":"Is Catholicism dying out among U.S. Hispanics?  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