US diocese files bankruptcy

In the wake of nearly 50 lawsuits filed against it since New York’s Child Victims Act took effect on 14th August, the Diocese of Rochester filed for reorganisation on 12th September, under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. The petition was filed with the US Bankruptcy Court Western District of New York. The court... Read More

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May 24, 2016

Thomas Becket relic returns to England after 800 years

A relic of Thomas Becket has returned to England for the first time in 800 years as a week-long commemoration of the murdered archbishop begins. The fragment of bone, believed to come from Becket’s arm, was held by the Basilica of Esztergom in Hungary. At the start of a seven-day pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral, where... Read More

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May 23, 2016

Westminster Mass to mark return of Thomas Becket relic

A relic of Thomas Becket is to be returned to England for the first time in 800 years in a week-long commemoration of the murdered archbishop, beginning with Mass in Westminster today. The fragment of bone, believed to come from Becket’s arm, is held by the Basilica of Esztergom in Hungary. It will travel from... Read More

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October 9, 2014

Bishop says Rome is West’s only hope to stop Islamic militancy

The prominent Anglican Bishop, Michael Nazir-Ali, formerly the Bishop of Rochester, has spoken of the overriding importance of the Catholic Church’s global voice for the future of Christianity in a world threatened by Islamic militancy and secularism. He said the Catholic Church potentially had “a great future and a huge opportunity” in the emerging world... Read More

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