Travel & Pilgrimage

IWD: Let us remember St Monica, the original helicopter mother

saint monica was perhaps the ultimate pushy parent and helicopter mother before helicopter mothering became the norm. the difference between...

To have and to hold: the beauty of medieval ivories

sarah guerin helps us understand more deeply the trade and role of medieval devotional ivories, writes emma edwards. a few weeks ago i was f...

Seeing St David: some modern depictions of the patron saint of Wales

there has been a pervasive modern assumption, repeated in many church guide books, that churches dedicated to early saints were a result of ...

On Pilgrimage With: Georgina, Duchess of Norfolk

where would you go?  almost certainly it would have to be to walsingham, medjugorje and fatima. would you make any special stops? absol...

The Catholic Herald

Notebook from Lourdes: the role of Catholic journalists today

three days were set aside for the 26 th  meeting of catholic journalists - the catholic media federation's international day of saint f...

Podcast 34: Steve Ray's Personal Pilgrimage

this week dr gavin ashenden talks to steve ray, the acclaimed american author of crossing the tiber and upon this rock , among other titles,...

The Catholic Herald

The Christian presence in the Holy Land is under threat

the christians of jerusalem – the city at the centre of the world on medieval maps – are now a tiny fraction of the population, just 10,000 ...

Melanie McDonagh

Christian unity, Catholic incoherence and Pell’s remedy

the week of prayer for christian unity can be, for many, one of the most depressing weeks of the year; so much aspiration deflated by so lit...

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas: A Prayer to the Three Kings

the end of the christmas octave brings us to epiphany eve: so end our special twelve-days features, which we hope you have enjoyed. for all ...

The Harpole Treasure gives us a glimpse into Anglo-Saxon England’s great women of faith

archaeologists excavating ahead of a housing development at harpole, near northampton, have discovered an astonishing 7th-century burial. ac...