It is one of the most important pictorial representations of the High Middle Ages. At 68 metres long, the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the only time in history that England was conquered. Thanks to its wealth of detail and sophisticated storyboard, the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most important…
By Fr Eamonn Conway Christian hope is all around us. It is most readily visible in the lives of what Pope Francis called “the saints next door”, our neighbours and friends. Among them are even those who do not overtly consider themselves religious, who respond to the circumstances of everyday life as best they…
An approximately 100-kilometre-long memorial route leads survivors of the Srebrenica massacre and activists through forests, mountains and villages. The events of 1995 continue to complicate coexistence in Bosnia-Herzegovina to this day. Starting on Wednesday, more than 6,000 people in Bosnia-Herzegovina will commemorate the victims of the Srebrenica massacre with a three-day “peace march”. The approximately…
Since its reopening in December, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has recorded record-breaking visitor numbers. Other world-famous attractions in France can hardly keep up. More than six million people have visited Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris since it reopened just over six months ago. With an average of 35,000 visitors per day, it is currently the most…
By Luca Attanasio Sr Rose Pacatte, FSP, is a renowned expert in media literacy, film criticism, and authorship. Born in the United States, she entered the Daughters of St Paul in 1967 and has been a member of the congregation for over five decades. She holds an M.Ed. in Media Studies from the University…
By Dr Christopher Kwan Hoong Ng Newly minted Pope Leo XIV has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the most critical matters facing us. After taking the helm of the Catholic Church, the new Pope laid out the vision of his papacy: “In our own day, the Church offers everyone the treasury of its…
On June 26, 2025, Pope Leo XIV visited the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Synod in Rome, where he presided over an afternoon session of the XVI Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops. The Pope, who serves as the council’s president, met with bishops and lay members to discuss the ongoing implementation…
Catholic women religious and 20 US bishops have joined an interfaith coalition opposing President Donald Trump’s proposed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” calling it a “moral failure” that would deepen poverty and harm the vulnerable. On June 25, more than 60 congregations of women religious protested outside the US Capitol under the banner “Sisters Speak Out,”…
Scandal in Seville? The restoration of the Madonna “Macarena” outrages believers. Instead of care, the figure of the Virgin Mary was given make-up and eyelashes. Now Spain is debating. There is a great deal of excitement in Seville: the appearance of the famous statue of the Virgin de la Esperanza Macarena is causing heated discussions.…
By Julieann Moran In this Jubilee Year, we are invited to be ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, purposeful travellers on a path guided by the Holy Spirit. That path, for the Church today, is called ‘synodality’. But what is Synodality? Synodality is the way the Church listens, discerns, and walks together. For me, synodality is not simply…