It is telling, I suppose, that I needed to check my calendar to confirm my suspicion; the other parental holiday, Father’s Day, is indeed upon us again. Christmas? That is the easy one; it begins in e ...

Christians in Cumbria and beyond will gather to mark Pentecost, and we’re looking back on the holy date and how we celebrated ...

WORD ALIVEOnce an archbishop was discussing Christianity with a learned Japanese writer. The writer told the archbishop, ...

The U2 frontman spent the past few years reexamining his life and career. Now he’s back with new projects, new music—and a ...

Tucked away in the Luberon Valley of Provence and just outside of the city of Avignon is a tiny village famous for its ...

Northwest of London, Oxford’s nickname is the City of Dreaming Spires for its ornate architecture and medieval city center.

WINCHELSEA FETE will be held on Saturday August 9th in the Cricket Field so do note the date in your diary. This year it will ...

At the annual Fairford town meeting held in the Palmer Hall on Saturday, May 24, the Mayor of Fairford, Cllr Richard Harrison, announce ...

And on Easter Sunday, church attire holds even more prominence as men are draped in their finest suits while women come dressed in elegant ensembles with matching accessories. Among the ...

Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection ... (originally observed on Saturday, later on Sunday). Later, the Sabbath subsequently came to be regarded ...

The scholar Raymond Brown wrote that in a commentary that I mentioned a fortnight ago. He helps us to see how our church family and our blood family are tied together, and how the grandest liturgical ...

It has become one of the most famous papal encyclicals, serving as the foundational document for the social teaching of the Catholic Church ... us in the message of Easter. Peace be with you!