Holy See

Why pilgrimage matters in the modern world

Visits to World Youth Day and Lourdes remind us that the Church belongs to the poor, not the rich
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

'It's not right to equate Islam with violence,' says Pope Francis

The Pope spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome from Kraków
Catholic News Service

Muslims go to Mass across France in show of solidarity with Catholics

Muslims attended Mass in churches and cathedrals across France and Italy on Sunday in response to the murder of Fr Jacques Hamel
Associated Press

French imam says priest's killers 'are not part of humanity'

Muslims and Catholics joined in Friday prayers at a mosque in the Normandy town where Fr Jacques Hamel was killed
Associated Press

'Go out into the world,' Pope tells priests at St John Paul II shrine

Francis celebrated Mass at a shrine dedicated to his Polish predecessor
Associated Press

Pope visits sites tied to Polish saints in Kraków

Francis is also visiting the Sanctuary of St John Paul II, near the Lagiewniki shrine
Associated Press

Anglican Centre proposed for Santiago de Compostela

One of the world's most popular pilgrimage sites is planning a new centre for Anglicans
Staff Reporter

The new Syro-Malabar cathedral shows the north-west can still be a Catholic powerhouse

Groups like the Syro-Malabar Catholics and the Institute of Christ the King are filling previously empty churches
Stephen Bullivant

Pope creates new eparchy in Preston for Syro-Malabar Catholics

The number of Syro-Malabar Catholics in England, Scotland and Wales has risen to nearly 40,000
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis makes silent visit to Auschwitz

Pontiff sits on a bench in silent prayer during trip to Nazi death camp
Associated Press