Jesuit collections bring history to life in two major exhibitions

Two spectacular exhibitions have, after pandemic delays, finally opened in London on the same day – at Hampton Court and the British Museum, both celebrating big number anniversaries thanks to important Jesuit loans. Field of Gold Gold and Glory: Henry VIII and the French King, which runs at Hampton Court Palace until 5th September, commemorates the... Read More

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October 7, 2020

London mayor calls on Government to fund safe winter shelters for homeless

The Mayor of London has warned that homeless people may have to choose between sleeping rough during the winter or the risk of catching Covid-19 in a communal shelter unless there is funding and guidance from the Government. In a letter to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick, Sadiq Khan called on the Government to provide funding... Read More

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September 25, 2020

Cardinal Becciu resigns as prefect and renounces rights as cardinal

In a move apparently related to Vatican financial scandals, Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s resignation as prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes and his renunciation of the rights associated with being a cardinal, the Vatican has announced. The cardinal, 72, has been one of the central figures in a financial scandal involving millions of dollars of Vatican... Read More

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August 15, 2020

Senior lecturer publishes first book on Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

A senior lecturer at Leeds Trinity University has published a new book on the representation of disability in the mainstream media focusing on the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Dr Carolyn Jackson-Brown, senior lecturer in Journalism and Sports Journalism has just published Disability, the Media and the Paralympic Games, which tells the inside story of how and... Read More

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July 13, 2020

Catholic family welcomes inquest into London teenager’s death in Malaysia

The Catholic family of a London teenager found dead after she disappeared from a Malaysian nature resort last year have welcomed the news that an inquest is to be held in the country. Nora Anne Quoirin’s disappearance from her family’s cottage at the Dusun eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state on 4th August last year... Read More

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June 21, 2020

Soon to be beatified, London-born Italian teenager said to offer ‘model of sanctity’

Carlo Acutis, a London-born Italian teenager who used his computer skills to foster devotion to the Eucharist and will be beatified in October, offers a model of sanctity for Christians in a new era of lockdowns, a British Catholic who lived with his family said. “What’s struck me most is the exceptional simplicity of his... Read More

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June 16, 2020

Broker involved in London property deal released

An Italian broker who was arrested for his involvement in the questionable majority stake purchase of a property in London by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State was granted a conditional release after 10 days in a Vatican jail cell. In a statement released on Monday, the Vatican said Gian Piero Milano, Vatican chief prosecutor, and... Read More

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