Travel & Pilgrimage

Seeing fearlessly like St Non: a Welsh pilgrimage to the shrine of St David's mother

st non’s lies 2 miles south of saint davids, on one of the most beautiful stretches of the pembrokeshire coast in west wales. it is a “thin ...
Camilla Harrison

Putting papal hospitalisations in context

as pope francis enters his 14th day at gemelli hospital, now the longest of his four stays at the polyclinic in rome, some observers ma...
Crux Staff

Pope Francis's message for 'our Lenten journey' released

pope francis's message for this year's lenten period has been released by the vatican. dated 6 february, the message was written the week be...
Thomas Edwards

VISION, the Lourdes musical, finally reaches London

a musical that brings to life the miraculous events of st bernadette’s visions in the town of lourdes, southwestern france, is set to hit lo...
Thomas Edwards

Bishop of Shrewsbury makes video appeal for faith in Jubilee Year

the bishop of shrewsbury has encouraged the catholics to hand on the faith they have received in a pastoral letter and video message which t...
The Catholic Herald

The brothers and sisters of Jesus

many catholics feel very anxious about certain passages in the gospels which seem to suggest that, far from preserving her perpetual virgini...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Rites of passage: Rome's Holy Doors and Jubilee years

on sunday, 5 january, at the start of 2025, pope francis opened the final holy door in rome for the jubilee year in the grand basilica of sa...
Thomas Edwards

On pilgrimage to Tolstoy's grave, with author and presenter Barnaby Rogerson

where would you go? to the grass-covered grave, a lovely bump in the ground, where tolstoy is buried in the woods of his old family estate a...
The Catholic Herald

Jesus's Presentation in the Temple transformed the ancient rites into a new covenant

o gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. (ps 24: 7 ) the jews presented their first-born in the temple forty days after bi...
Fr David Howell

Concerns about Pope’s stamina for Holy Year ahead raised by first Jubilee event

the first major event of the jubilee of hope that occurred last week highlighted both the significant challenges for pope francis during the...
Elise Allen