Travel & Pilgrimage

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

The Mass Revealed, by Ricardo Reyes Castillo

the mass revealed ricardo reyes castillo independently published, £11.25, 92 pages this book is whimsical and profound, charming, doctrinall...

Pope Francis stays at Rome but sends message to world leaders gathered at COP28 in Dubai

rome – despite cancelling a planned trip to the cop28 united nations climate summit in dubai due to health concerns, pope francis sent a mes...

The greatest miracle of all: the incomprehensible natural phenomenon of human nativity

james lefanu describes the almost incomprehensible natural phenomenon culminating in the birth of each one of us . seeing the christmas stor...