Italy
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Chasing Paolo Veronese
When Paolo Veronese – ascended master in training – one of the most esteemed painters of…
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The beauty of Assisi – A photo essay
Assisi’s beauty unfolds in stone streets, olive groves, and the quiet presence of Francis and Clare.…
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Francis of Assisi – The radical follower of Jesus
This meditation on St Francis of Assisi traces his final days—marked by stigmata, near-blindness, and profound…
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Francis of Assisi and the wolf of Gubbio
Reflecting on the beloved legend of Saint Francis and the wolf of Gubbio, this piece weaves…
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My favourite food in Assisi – A photo essay
There is the peace that surpasses understanding and then there is the peace of carbohydrates. Italian…
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Energising the rosary beads on pilgrimage
Since 2011, Paul McCarthy has carried Brasilian quartz crystal rosaries on pilgrimage to sacred sites across…
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35,000 words… not
A picture is worth a thousand words — and these are worth thirty-five thousand. A photo…
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Photographing the unseen
For more than twenty years, Paul McCarthy has been photographing materialisations of spirit at sacred sites…
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Reflections on this year’s pilgrimage to Italy
Reflections written from a hotel near Milan airport on the final night of this year’s pilgrimage…
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Turin revisited
Turin may be the most beautiful large city in Italy — grand boulevards, magnificent churches, and…
