Travel & Pilgrimage

Don't let war force you from Holy Land, Franciscan leader tells friars

rome – the leader of the worldwide franciscan order, has appealed to his fellow franciscans to stay put in the holy land despite rising tens...
Elise Allen

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: Journeying with the Magi

the herald's deputy editor joins the magi as they make their way to bethlehem, and takes the opportunity to reflect on their journey - and o...
Serenhedd James

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust and the havoc that it has wreaked through history

it is surprising how often lust intervenes in simple human situations, wreaking disaster – and that includes in history. for example, the ma...
Antonia Fraser

Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch tells Christians to heed ‘call’ to live in Holy Land despite continual conflict

jerusalem’s latin patriarch has urged christians to remain in the holy land despite the current gaza war nearing its one-year mark and with ...
Elise Allen

The Knights Hospitaller still take up arms in the 21st century: getting to grips with medieval combat in Normandy

the military order of st john of jerusalem, of rhodes and of malta (the knights hospitaller) is known in modern catholic circles today less ...
Crispin Culbertson

The Latin Mass Society's annual pilgrimage to Walsingham gets bigger every year

as i write this, i am still steeped in the elation and buzz of a typically strong afterglow. i have gloria, laus et honor , te deum laudamus...
Tom Colsy

I Judge No One: A Political Life of Jesus, by David Lloyd Dusenbury

i judge no one: a political life of jesus david lloyd dusenbury hurst and co, £25, 312 pages the “political jesus” of 1970s liberation theol...
Alexander Faludy

On Pilgrimage With: Buchi Akpati

where would you go?  saint peter’s basilica in rome.  would you make any special stops?  first, to the scavi to venerate the ...
The Catholic Herald

Cosying up to China: Cardinal Chow invites leading CPCA bishop to visit Hong Kong

rome – bishop joseph li shan of beijing will visit hong kong later this month, according to a friday announcement by the diocese, following ...
The Catholic Herald

No escape from the wind

the maiden of all our desires, a new historical novel by peter manseau, begins with a thrashing storm that “would become the stuff of bards’...
Nick Ripatrazone