With the 450th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the English College in Douai, Fr Peter Harris relates the history of the institution which became a centre for training Catholic priests for service in Elizabethan England and the forerunn...
In the stillness and darkness of the night, the Word became flesh. Christ was born into the poverty of the stable at Bethlehem and laid in a manger, the feeding trough for animals. The angels sang of the message of peace, 'Glory to God in the hi...
Christmas reflection 2017
I was privileged to spend a week in Bethlehem last January. I was able to sit alone in the cave which we believe to be the site of Jesus's birth, beneath the wonderful Church of the Nativity. I was transported back t...
On Monday 4th November the annual London Fire Brigade Christmas carol service took place at Westminster Cathedral. Joining firefighters, staff, retirees and their families was HRH Prince Harry, who met some of the men and women of the LFB after th...
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In his homily, Cardinal Vincent remembered each of the priests who have died this past year by name, explaining 'each of those for whom we pray this evening was uniquely gifted'.
In his homily, Cardinal Vincent remembered each of the ...