Washington, DC
•Marian
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The largest Catholic church in North America and the patronal church of the United States.
Visitor guide →American Pilgrimages
Shrines of the United States
A growing directory of Catholic shrines across America — from national basilicas to quiet sites where saints lived, prayed, and were laid to rest.
14 shrines
San Diego, CA
•Saint
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
The first of the 21 California missions founded by St. Junípero Serra in 1769 — the mother mission of Alta California.
Fonda, NY
•Saint
National Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
The birthplace of the first Native American saint, set along the Mohawk River where Kateri grew up before her conversion.
Visitor guide →Champion, WI
•Marian
National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
The only Church-approved Marian apparition site on US soil, where Our Lady appeared to Adele Brise in 1859.
Emmitsburg, MD
•Saint
National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Where the first US-born saint lived, founded the Sisters of Charity, and rooted American Catholic education.
Chicago, IL
•Saint
National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
The resting place of the first American citizen to be canonized, patron saint of immigrants.
Visitor guide →Chicago, IL
•Saint
National Shrine of St. Jude
A center of devotion to the patron saint of hopeless causes since 1929, run by the Claretian Missionaries.
Bensalem, PA
•Saint
National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel
The shrine of the heiress who gave her entire fortune to serve Native American and African American communities.
Auriesville, NY
•Martyrs
National Shrine of the North American Martyrs
The site where Jesuit missionaries St. Isaac Jogues, St. René Goupil, and St. Jean de Lalande were martyred by the Mohawks.
San Juan Capistrano, CA
•Saint
Old Mission San Juan Capistrano
Founded in 1776 by St. Junípero Serra, home to the oldest building in California still in use — the Serra Chapel.
La Crosse, WI
•Marian
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
A hilltop shrine built by Cardinal Raymond Burke honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe with a full-scale replica of the tilma of Juan Diego.
Belleville, IL
•Marian
Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
One of the largest outdoor Marian shrines in North America, run by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
Kalaupapa, HI
•Saint
St. Damien of Molokai Shrine
The remote peninsula where St. Damien served leprosy patients until his own death from the disease.
New York, NY
•Saint
St. Patrick's Cathedral
The mother church of the Archdiocese of New York and a landmark of American Catholicism in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.