Travel & Pilgrimage

Walsingham rector appointed new Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark

(photo credit: marcin mazur) pope francis has appointed the rector of the marian shrine at walsingham as a new auxiliary bishop of southwark...

The clear Catholic overtones in Bob Dylan's most recent work suggest he may have joined the Church

karl gustel warnberg travels to bournemouth to watch bob dylan live in concert ever since his debut as a young musician, bob dylan has been ...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

Confessions of an ex-LGBT activist

it was an awkward moment. “fr” colin had led the lgbt activist movement in the church of england for decades. every general synod he would b...

Cardinal Tagle sets out his vision for the Church

filipino cleric, cardinal luis antonio tagle, who was named by pope francis as his special envoy for the general conference of the federatio...

Finding truthful witness in fictional saints

the saints from the great novels can help us grow in our faith, writes ken craycraft one of my daughters, margaret, recently finished sigrid...

Pope extends Synod on Synodality to 2024

pope francis has announced that the synod on synodality will be extended to 2024. speaking in his angelus address on sunday, the pope shared...

Trouble ahead? The Irish Synodal Pathway leads to Rome

it is more than likely that the catholic church’s synod in rome – called by pope francis and set to take place in october – is going to end ...

Pilgrims progress to Santiago

our tabard inn was la rosa negra café. not exactly a 14th-century inn on the thames in southwark, but a neighbourhood bar in vigo serving al...

Poulenc’s glorious surrealism

that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...

US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Charity, Non-Profit and Others

mark ackermann president and ceo, mark ackermann associates mark is the president and ceo of mark ackermann associates. he is a not-for-prof...

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