This walking-stick was given by Cardinal Edward Manning (1808-92) to London dock-worker Daniel O’Sullivan in recognition of services rendered during the Great Dockers’ strike which began on 14th August 1889 in support of a claim for 6d an…
So, we come to take our leave of Lourdes. Bernadette said leaving Lourdes was the greatest sacrifice of her life. But she knew she must leave. We hear in today’s Gospel how Jesus was followed by crowds. Well, the same was happening to…
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has recorded a message encouraging Catholics, particularly young adults, to be "willing to get involved and vote" as the opportunity to vote in a...
Fr Francis Wahle turned 90 this year, and although he has been retired for a good number of years, he remains in active service. In this interview, he shares the story of his remarkable life.
Around the time of his ninth birthday, an event...
Given at the Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of consecration of St James, Spanish Place, on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 28 Today's First Reading finds the Church in Jerusalem somewhat troubled. The arrival of Saul, fresh from his dramatic...