Pilgrimage Sites

The Kansas City area is home to several significant Catholic sites that serve as destinations for pilgrims. The most prominent are the two Cathedrals, which have been designated as official pilgrimage sites, particularly for the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee Year.

Here are the key Catholic pilgrimage sites in Kansas City:
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Kansas City, MO)
Significance: This is the mother church of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and is a landmark in the city skyline, known for its iconic gold dome. It has been designated a national pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Address: 416 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
Map: See the location of this and other sites on the map below.

The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle (Kansas City, KS)
Significance: As the seat of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, this Cathedral is a designated Jubilee Site, offering pilgrims the opportunity to receive the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence under the usual conditions.
Address: 416 N 14th St, Kansas City, KS 66102
Other Notable Shrines and Sites in Kansas City, MO

In addition to the Cathedrals, other historically and spiritually significant churches and shrines often visited by pilgrims include:

Sacred Heart of Guadalupe Parish and Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Kansas City, Missouri, a historic parish established by Carmelite refugees in the early 1900s, featuring a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe and located just northwest of Penn Valley Park.

Our Lady of Good Counsel / Divine Mercy Shrine in Kansas City, Missouri, located in the Midtown Westport area, this church is recognized as the Divine Mercy Shrine for KCMO.

Lamb Village, as it has come to be called, is located an area south of Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Community of the Lamb, the Little Brothers and Little Sisters, maintain respective monasteries, inviting all to come for worship and spiritual solicitude. Near the monastery of the Little Brothers is the Nativity Grotto, a shrine to our Lady of the Nativity and a station for regular devotion.

St. Benedict’s Abbey Church and Mount St. Scholastica Chapel in Atchison and Annunciation Chapel at the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth provide welcome opportunities for prayer, worship, and recollection.