Travel & Pilgrimage

Letter from the Editor: Keeping our souls and churches in good (and sacred) order

is nothing sacred? at the  catholic herald we have argued in our articles that the church of england has crossed such a line in allowin...

Cardinal Bo laments 'wounded world' and a Holy Week scarred by ‘devastating toll of conflict’

cardinal charles bo has said that this year christians mark holy week reflecting on the “devastating toll of conflict even in the birthplace...

Nirmala Carvalho

'The Donkey' by GK Chesterton: 'Fools! For I also had my hour'

when fishes flew and forests walked     and figs grew upon thorn, some moment when the moon was blood     then...

The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide Bill threatens 'most fragile people', French bishops warn Macron

rome – after french president emmanuel macron’s recent announcement of new legislation that would allow adults facing terminal illnesses to ...

Like Moses and the bronze serpent, we must take heed of the cross and contemplate what kills us: sin

"the son of man must be lifted up as moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."...

Fr David Howell

Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church visits US on behalf of his ‘crucified people’

the head of the ukrainian greek catholic church is visiting the united states of america during what many judge as a critical juncture in th...

Orbital, by Samantha Harvey

orbital samantha harvey jonathan cape, £14.99, 136 pages samantha harvey’s orbital is a quirky little novel, which charts a day in the life ...

‘The Road to Wild Wales’: BBC pilgrimage series returns to explore landscape of early Celtic saints

the north wales pilgrim’s way will feature in the   sixth series of  pilgrimage  that returns to the bbc in march 2024, as&nb...

Pilgrimage standoff: Assisi v. Santiago de Compostela, which comes out on top?

can one commit pilgrimage “adultery”? in the months of planning leading up to taking a group of catholic herald pilgrims along a portion of ...

Pope’s Ash Wednesday address: Remove social media ‘mask’ and ‘enter into the secret’ with God

rome – pope francis told catholics to carve out a silent space for god amid the buzz of the digital era in which little remains private as h...