Travel & Pilgrimage

'Silent Disco' at Canterbury Cathedral leads to more voluble protest

a group of protesters plans to gather outside canterbury cathedral tomorrow evening to “peacefully” object to a dance event being held in th...

The Catholic Herald

Brussels can feel like a city that has abandoned God

working and living in brussels can feel like finding yourself marooned in enemy territory. a friend who once worked there on human rights le...

A Divided Heart: how the pilgrim paths through Austria led me into the Church

the current appreciation of el camino , the pilgrim route to santiago de compostela, is the climb of the pyrenees from south-west france and...

A journey of contrasts: leading Herald pilgrims along the Way of St Francis

on the evening before our motley group of 14 herald pilgrims headed off on our 108 km trek from terni towards assisi, we gathered at a littl...

Kentucky bishop suspends priests devoted to Traditional Latin Mass

new york – a small religious community dedicated to the traditional latin mass in the diocese of covington, kentucky, that once had aspirati...

Chant and sensory overload: Visiting Mount Athos

unlike many who visit athos, my trip was not planned months or years in advance, but instead came about when a friend invited me to join him...

Unexpected Santander Angelus amid echoes of Covid mania

in the bottom-left corner of the cathedral's nave an old priest sat on a wooden chair with a shawl wrapped around his shoulders against the ...

New tricks bring an old Da Vinci to life in Amsterdam

william cash soaks up the sights and sounds of a new immersive leonardo da vinci show in amsterdam. following the success of such immersive ...

Peeling vegetables in Ukraine under the auspices of Just War Theory: a young Catholic volunteer reflects

towards the end of last year, i made the decision to travel to ukraine to spend over a week in the city of lviv to help with the ukrainian w...

AnthonyRodrigues

St Thomas Becket's shrine has a fine and sacred story: Now they (literally) dance around his grave

canterbury cathedral is set to host the latest anglian gimmick. scarcely a month seems to go by in the united kingdom without a small scanda...