Day 4 was a day of contrasts in Bethlehem. The day began with a visit to the Milk Grotto, marking the place where the Holy Family rested on the flight to Egypt. Here we experienced calm and peace in the beautiful modern chapel. We joined the enclo...
Sunday is often called 'little Easter' as we celebrate the Lord's Day and his resurrection from the dead. It was wonderful to be celebrating this Sunday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament. We walked to...
In the first of two articles commemorating the foundation of 450th anniversary of the English College in Douai, Fr Nicholas Schofield, Diocesan Archivist, relates the story of its establishment and some of the developments that have left a lasting...
In a pastoral letter read in parishes on the Nativity of St John the Baptist, 24
Looking to the example of St John Southworth, 'a key patron of priests of this diocese,' the Cardinal calls him an 'inspiration and intercessor us'. The bo...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ,Â
On the left-hand side of Westminster Cathedral, in the second side chapel, lie the mortal remains of St John Southworth. In preparation for his feast day on 27 June, they move into the middle of the ...