From being born enslaved to building the first Catholic Church for African Americans west of Baltimore, the trajectory of Father Augustus Tolton’s life is remarkable. Almost as stunning is the fact ...

Almost 200 people attended a meeting in the hope of saving a historical church in central Lancashire. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at Brindle has been run by Benedictine monks since the 1700s.

It was refreshing to see such a big, old church – this one designed by Swiss-born architect Henry Messmer – looking so good. Later, after being invited back for a far more in-depth visit, I learned ...