Travel & Pilgrimage

Diary: Petronella Wyatt on carrying her inner child

sometimes i think that god is very far away. i recall that the protestant martyr anne askew said, quoting christ, that he saw ever...

Petronella Wyatt

Travelling together?

i write these words on 9 october, as the synod on synodality officially launches its two-year process of… well, i’m not sure just what. you ...

The Aegean paradise of the Pope’s island

my taxi driver in the cycladic island of syros is a bearlike character called stelios. he gives me a bearlike hug; maybe this is because i c...

Letter from Rome: Witnessing God's Glory

when my family and i visited the pontificio collegio urbano de propaganda fide on 11 october 2019, we had no idea that this particular visit...

The Catholic Herald

Diary: Hail Marys are invaluable in times of need, says Paula Byrne

two years ago at the age of 52 i had a minor heart attack. i know it was minor, because i’m still here to tell the tale. it happened just as...

Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, former Anglican Bishop of Rochester, joins the Catholic Church

a high-profile anglican bishop has joined the catholic church in what has been described as “one of the most politically significant convers...

On Pilgrimage with Rosemary Hill

where would you go? i would go to canterbury which is not very original, but i have my reasons. where i live in south london is very close t...

The Catholic Herald

Strengthening those in despair

you might think poets make natural martyrs. passionate, idealistic, enraptured by visions of artistic immortality; throughout history, barri...

Helping to lift burdens

as we grow closer to the poor, little by little we gain their confidence and can advise them in the most terrible moments of this earthly pi...

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Following St Francis

on 4 october 2003, the feast day of saint francis, i arrived in santiago de compostela, having completed the camino frances, the pilgrimage ...