Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordained on Saturday 1 March nine Jesuits as deacons, in one of the first major ceremonies he has presided at since being created a Cardinal by Pope Francis. For the past three years the new deacons have been studying at H...
It wasn't quite the usual Monday morning feeling for the pilgrims. After breakfast, many pilgrims took the last opportunity to visit the Church of the Nativity if they had not already done so, to see the spot where tradition says that Jesus was born.
On the journey towards Easter, we have reached the Second Sunday in Lent. In a month’s time we shall move into Holy Week and during the Maundy Thursday Mass, as he does each year, the Cardinal will wash the feet of twelve Chelsea Pensioners –…
I don’t remember when I first heard of St Thomas Aquinas. But I do remember roughly when he became important to me. I was aged eighteen or nineteen, studying philosophy and theology at university, and feeling rather at sea. There were a lot of…
On 18 This legislation, contained in section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, criminalises a range of activities within a 150-metre perimeter of an abortion facility. Such activities potentially include prayer, thought, peaceful presence,…