St Francis of Assisi: Creation and Brotherhood
This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the third of
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St Francis of Assisi: The Franciscan Way of Keeping it Simple
This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the second of
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Why do People say that Catholics ‘Idolise’ Mary?
Question: Some people accuse us Catholics of “idolising” or “worshipping” the Blessed Virgin Mary. Of course, we don’t. We venerate
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St Francis of Assisi: From Soldier to God’s Troubadour
This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the first of
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Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Montserrat
Where’s that? In Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region.Our Lady’s connection: Miraculous wooden statue. High in the jagged mountains of Catalonia, about
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Diplomacy and Creation
Dear Reader, Do you remember loadshedding? One of the people we may thank for bringing that nightmare to an end
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Shrines around the World: Notre-Dame du Cap, Canada
Where’s that? In Canada’s Québec province. Our Lady’s connection: Intercession in construction of a church. In the 1870s, Fr Luc
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The Ancient Catholic Roots of the World’s Oldest Republic
On August 22, Pope Leo XIV will visit the microstate of San Marino, a country that is very unusual for various
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Where Mary was Assumed into Heaven
To mark this year’s 76th anniversary of Pope Pius XII declaring the Assumption of Our Lady a dogma in 1950,
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