IT’S a “sacred” island and one of the great pilgrimage destinations of modern Christianity. And yesterday leading politicians from Scotland and Ireland met to celebrate the 1,450th anniversary of the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered conclusive evidence that a wooden hut traditionally associated with St Columba at his ancient monastery on the island of Iona dates to his lifetime in the late sixth ...

The pilgrimage reliquary contains the relics of St. Columba, St. Andrew, and St. Margaret of Scotland, the country’s patron saints. Pilgrims traveled on foot and by ferry from the Scottish west coast, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. St Columba could raise the dead, turn water into wine and supposedly once battled the Loch Ness monster. But ...

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The shrine on the island of Iona is next to the abbey which he founded and where his body was buried in 597. Many believe his remains hold special powers and the desecration has stunned locals and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered conclusive evidence that a wooden hut traditionally associated with St Columba at his ancient monastery on the island of Iona dates to his lifetime in the late sixth ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...