Shortly, from this chapel, where we have celebrated such a beautiful solemn evensong, we will process to the Chapel Court, the site of the ancient Priory Church.
More than 90,000 people have passed by the simple wooden coffin on the main altar of St Peter’s Basilica holding the body of Pope Francis, to pray, smile, mourn and pay their respects ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday morning. Cardinal…
Music has always meant a great deal to me. My parents met through a shared love of musical drama, and growing up in the Caribbean I was lucky enough to perform onstage with the Jamaica Amateur Operatic Society. However, it was only when I arrived…
Wenceslaus, Vaclav, in Czech, is one of my names. As my mother had two brothers, Vladimir and Jan, and the priest who christened me (executed by the Nazis in Auschwitz) was Antonin Dohalsky and to underline that though under German control since…
What’s your favourite place in Lourdes?It’s a nice question to ask yourself.I’m struck by how many people tell me it’s this place, the City of the Trees.It’s certainly one of mine – not least because it’s so easy to meditate here on…