Travel & Pilgrimage

Nuns give first interview, speak of 'pure joy' on discovering Sister Wilhelmina's 'incorrupt' remains

the sisters of the benedictines of mary, queen of apostles, have for the first time spoken publicly about discovering the "incorrupt" remain...
Olenka Hamilton

Henry III: A forgotten king

henry iii: reform, rebellion  and civil war 1258-1272 david carpenter  yale university press, £25, 576 pages henry iii (1207-1272)...
Alexander Faludy

The delights of the Villa Palazzola of the Venerable English College

‘on a clear day you can see st peter’s,” said guiseppe piacentini, director of the villa palazzola, as we stood looking out towards rome. as...
Amanda Bowman

Exorcism, Psychology and Belief in God

deciding between jung and christ on the problem of evil. films about exorcism often catch the public’s fertile imagination. the recent film ...
Gavin Ashenden

'Her voice did not break': Carlo Acutis' mother packs out London's churches

the cause for the canonisation of carlo acutis, an italian 15 year old who died in 2006, has been bolstered by the accounts of healings and ...
Melanie McDonagh

Rescuing a forgotten Seneca

nick ripatrazone applauds a new translation and presentation of the roman writer seneca’s play the madness of hercules. dana gioia, the nota...
Nick Ripatrazone

The Order of Malta faces the future

simon caldwell meets the ruffled order’s new grand hospitaller keen to build on its legacy. in june last year, pope francis seized control o...
Simon Caldwell

‘Remember, God is communion’: A day in the life of a seminarian in Rome

at 5am, my alarm hauls me into another day in the eternal city. an icon on my bedroom wall of christ pantocrator comes into focus. it’s a be...
Gerard Holden

The recognisably Catholic costumes and rites at the Coronation

so: the coronation. not quite everything that one might have liked in an ideal world – obviously not nearly enough ermine – but certainly no...
Serenhedd James

Thousands travel to see 'incorrupt' remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster

thousands of pilgrims have travelled to see the “incorrupt” remains of the body of sister wilhelmina lancaster, which were yesterday pl...
Hugh Kerr