The Diocese of Málaga opens registration for the PEJ SUR 2026 youth pilgrimage

The Diocese of Málaga has opened the period to take part in PEJ SUR 2026, a youth pilgrimage that will be held from Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 8 in Andújar (Jaén) and at the sanctuary of the Virgen de la Cabeza. Young people aged 16 to 35 can take part, and they must register before October 29.

Departure from Málaga is scheduled for 17.00 on Friday, November 6, with travel by bus to Andújar, where the official welcome event will take place at 20.00. That night will be spent in parishes, schools and sports halls in the town. Saturday, November 7 will begin at 6.00 with the dawn Mass. Afterwards, participants will cover the 23 kilometres of the Camino Viejo de la Virgen to the sanctuary-basilica of the Virgen de la Cabeza, on the Cerro del Cabezo. In the afternoon there will be workshops and evangelisation experiences, and at night a vigil-concert of prayer and a Eucharistic adoration. On Sunday, November 8, at 12.00, the jubilee Eucharist will be celebrated, after which the return is scheduled.

You must fill in the details in the registration form and make a payment of 105 euros to the Unicaja account ES4421030185340030001744, held by the Obispado de Málaga, stating in the reference «PEJSUR» followed by the name. Then you must send the payment receipt to juventud@diocesismalaga.es and, in the case of minors, also the corresponding authorisation. The deadline ends on October 29. According to the delegate for Youth, José Miguel Porras, the event will be «a pilgrimage of hope towards the house of the Mother» and an opportunity to «strengthen communion between the particular Churches». The initiative is promoted by the youth delegations of the participating dioceses and this edition is part of the Jubilee Year of the Virgen de la Cabeza, on the occasion of the 8th Centenary of her apparition. The first edition was held in Caravaca de la Cruz.