Travel & Pilgrimage

Dealing with war and refugees as a priest in Rhodes and Israel

the island of rhodes, in the aegean sea, has always been a gateway between east and west. as the parish priest here for the past 23 years, i...

Luke Gregory OFM

The charms of a Tuscan Christmas

thanks to renaissance art, tuscany looks like everyone’s idea of christmas. the sheep still huddle in groups on the open hillsides, and are ...

John Martin Robinson

Bethlehem Dispatch: A muted Christmas 'bereft its usual festive splendour'

bethlehem's main square is bereft its usual festive splendour and twinkling red, green and white lights. usually bustling this time of year ...

MariamElsayehIbrahim

Light in the darkness: war in the Holy Land brings the Incarnation into clearer focus

an apocryphal story, one of my favourites, has been doing the rounds in diplomatic circles for decades. late one advent in the middle of the...

Serenhedd James

Bishop arrested in Nicaragua after praying in public for imprisoned prelate

police in nicaragua have arrested and allegedly beaten a catholic bishop after he prayed in public for a brother bishop sentenced to life in...

A heart in search of God: walking to deepen our faith

phil mccarthy writes of the inspiration for his founding pilgrim ways, a project of walking pilgrimages in england and wales. over half a ce...

Resting my weary feet on the Cammino di San Benedetto

mary fisher discovers the physical and mental trials of walking the cammino di san benedetto. "to be deep in history is to cease to be prote...

Reasons to visit Jordan

jane roberts explores a number of christian pilgrimage sites in the kingdom of jordan. jordan is a predominantly sunni muslim country; howev...

Not a tame pilgrimage

julian kwasniewski explores the spiritual and physical experience of going on adventure pilgrimages. in the voyage of the dawn treader , the...

Julian Kwasniewski

Joy in Rome and Westminster as UK band joins up with Bethlehem singer for Christmas record

a song by a bethlehem resident made in connection with a london-based band has been praised by pope francis as christmas approaches. youstin...

Charles Collins