David V Barrett, Author at Catholic Herald

David V Barrett

Pope Francis says he urged fellow cardinals to back Benedict XVI in 2005 conclave

November 06, 2017

Ratzinger was 'the only man with the stature, the wisdom and the necessary experience', Pope Francis said

Archbishop consecrates diocese to Immaculate Heart in Fatima

October 23, 2017

Archbishop Leo Cushley consecrated St Andrews and Edinburgh while leading a pilgrimage

Australian state takes a step closer to legalising assisted suicide

October 20, 2017

The Victoria Legislative Assembly voted to legalise the practice, however it still needs to be approved by the state's upper house

Art: Pink Floyd fans are left in the dark

June 29, 2017

Fifty years after Pink Floyd’s first album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, the V&A is hosting an exhibition celebrating one of the most stylish bands in rock history. It begins, peculiarly, with an oversized recreation of the old Bedford van they used to travel to gigs in, before following their career from its

Fine art: Flights of fancy on the Grand Canal

May 25, 2017

Canaletto and the Art of Venice Queen’s Gallery, London, until Nov 12 There’s a feast of Canaletto just around the corner from Buckingham Palace, in the Queen’s Gallery – and all of it from the Royal Collection. The paintings were bought by George III from Joseph Smith, an English merchant and the British Consul to

Fine Art: The Bohemian set’s surprisingly Christian art

March 30, 2017

Two Temple Place, hidden away in a back street two minutes from Temple Tube station in London, is a beautiful late Victorian building, with its own artistic merit. Each year it hosts a small, unusual exhibition gathered from regional collections. This year’s, Sussex Modernism: Retreat and Rebellion, focuses on the work of the Bloomsbury Group

Fine art: Celebrating the imperfect world of Paolozzi

March 02, 2017

Eduardo Paolozzi Whitechapel Gallery, London, until May 14 It’s great when an artist’s work can be seen by millions of people in their everyday lives, rather than just the comparative handful who go through the doors of an art gallery. Visitors to the British Library can’t miss Eduardo Paolozzi’s imposing statue of Isaac Newton, based

First wooden church since the Great Fire is built in London

February 02, 2017

The design was inspired by traditional wooden churches in Belarus

Franciscan friars launch Catholic radio station

December 12, 2016

Radio Immaculata’s programming schedule is structured around the rosary

Fine art: Catch one last glimpse of medieval beauty

December 02, 2016

Opus Anglicanum V&A, London, until February 5 Opus Anglicanum is a showcase of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s large collection of English medieval embroidery work, along with examples loaned from elsewhere, with some returning to Britain for the first time in more than half a millennium. The exquisitely detailed and colourful embroidery was first called

Album review: Leonard Cohen’s haunting farewell to life and love

November 17, 2016

In August, Leonard Cohen wrote to his dying muse Marianne Ihlen: “I think I will follow you very soon. Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine.” Last week, at 82, he followed her into a place beyond death. His music, and

Exhibition: An overwhelming return to the Sixties

November 10, 2016

You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-1970 is a hugely ambitious exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, aiming to capture the entire spirit of the Sixties (which really only began halfway through the decade) in one immersive experience. Music is at the heart of it, the aural backdrop to every room.

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