Travel & Pilgrimage

Order of Malta signs agreement with UK to boost charitable endeavours

the order of malta and has taken a significant step in cementing its harmonious relationship with the united kingdom, with the goal of creat...
The Catholic Herald

The Holy Father’s trip to Far East reflected both his mission and reluctance to slow down

when 87-year-old pope francis boarded ita airways flight az4001 – that, by the way, is always the designation for a pope’s outbound fli...
John Allen

The sister of prayer: Why Catholics shouldn't give up on poetry

one night in september i gave a talk to an audience of one hundred in a parish of saskatoon, canada. the next day i went on to teach eighty ...
SallyRead

VIDEO: Blessed Carlo Acutis comes to Manchester as the 'millennial saint' draws pilgrims of all ages

a video report from bbc north west tonight highlights the impact of the relic of the heart of blessed carlo acutis being brought to st antho...
Simon Caldwell

'The Dream of Gerontius': Elgar and Newman's epic Catholic work of art

with his assertive gaze, aristocratic bearing and lavish moustache, photographs of sir edward elgar give the impression of the archetypal en...
Alex Hodgkinson

800 years of Britain's Franciscan heritage celebrated on pilgrimage from Dover Beach to Canterbury

while it was yet twilight a figure appeared silently and suddenly on a little hill above the city, dark against the fading darkness. .. the ...
James Somerville-Meikle

Self-professed archbishop known for ‘healings and exorcisms’ denounced by Rome

a self-professed catholic bishop and primate has been denounced by the diocese of rome as a fraud, following concerns raised by the diocese ...
Crux Staff

FEATURE: Discovering the lesser known corners of Catholic England

i have long been collecting the macmillan highways and byways series, published between 1898 and 1948. each book covers a different area of ...
Fr Nicholas Schofield

Augustinian friars return to Walsingham at Catholic National Shrine for first time since Reformation

three african friars are coming to the catholic national shrine and basilica of our lady at walsingham, where they will assist and serve the...
Tom Colsy

Lourdes Grotto closes – and reopens in a flash after flooding forces closure

flash flooding caused the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of our lady of lourdes in southern france on 7 september, tho...
The Catholic Herald