The Bishop of Norwich concludes his thoughts on Anglican Papalism From the 1960s the Church of England began to re-assess its relationship with the Holy See. The historic visit of Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher to Pope John XXIII in 1960 [...]
Christopher Wells on the way forward after the U.S. Election The whole world is witnessing major political shifts. In such a context of destabilization, questions of law and order and fear of the Other naturally arise; and so does [...]
Sara Allan reflects on her work among migrants in Calais I first visited the Calais migrant camp in October 2015; and from that day I knew my life would irrevocably change. It was overwhelming to be confronted with thousands [...]
Simon Cuff on the lessons of Lampedusa So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands—remember that you [...]
Glory be to God on high, And peace on earth descend; God comes down: he bows the sky: And shews himself our friend! God th’invisible appears, God the blest, the great I AM Sojourns in this vale of tears, And [...]
Emma Hart-Harris writes from the Middle East On 4 June 2014, with a friend, I visited the monastery of Rabban Hormizd, near Alqosh in northern Iraq. The mood was relaxed and jovial. We had come from Dohuk in Iraqi [...]
Serenhedd James on the Pope’s trip to Sweden Pope Francis, yet again, has proved himself to be a dab hand at the grand gesture. He was in Sweden on All Hallows’ Eve – “Reformation Day” – for the Joint [...]
We now need your views on these six priorities. You might like to think about the following questions: Do you agree that the six priorities on the other side of this page are the right ones for the Catholic [...]
The Bishop of Burnley on the future of Catholic life in the CofE I wonder what question Donald Trump is now asking himself. Maybe it’s this: “What was the point of all that?” So many months of hard effort, [...]
Silent Night It strikes me that there is an increasing aversion to silence in contemporary culture. There are so few quiet places. There are so few quiet times of the day. Even in rural Lincolnshire it is really only [...]