Friday 19 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. James Duckett

England

SUMMER SHED

Zelda Caldwell

Catholic priest’s chapel is finalist in “Shed of the Year” competition

ABORTION

John Burger

Abortion rates jump significantly in England, Wales

SAINT THOMAS BECKET

Lucien de Guise

The holy, horrible history of St. Thomas Becket

MASKED FIGURE AT THE SHRINE OF ST. AMPHIBALUS

J-P Mauro

St. Alban’s Cathedral reopens with a new face-mask-wearing grotesque

RICHARD III RELIQUARY

Lucien de Guise

A metal detector discovered this reliquary belonging to Richard III

Saint John CHURCH IN BATH

J-P Mauro

English and Welsh Catholic bishops turn to gin for green energy

BECKET

J-P Mauro

Skull of St. Thomas Becket to go on display at British Museum

playing

Cerith Gardiner

9 Ways to celebrate St. George’s Day

PHILIPPE EVANS

J-P Mauro

Bones found in Jesuit attic revealed to be English Catholic martyrs

Western Power Distribution

J-P Mauro

Mysterious network of tunnels discovered near Tintern Abbey

Cornelia Connelly

J-P Mauro

Remains of Venerable Cornelia Connelly to be moved to Philadelphia

Elizabeth Prout

Larry Peterson

“The Mother Teresa of Manchester” declared Venerable

KRYZYS

John Burger

British youth showing surprising increase in religiosity since pandemic began

THOMAS BECKET

John Burger

Cambridge librarian believes he has identified St. Thomas Becket’s long-lost psalter

JONATHAN SACKS

John Burger

Former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks remembered as voice for truth

medieval friary

J-P Mauro

Medieval monastery found under English garage

Westminster Cathedral

John Burger

U.K. government issues grants for repairs to churches

ST. ANN'S HOLY WELL

Zelda Caldwell

Bottled mineral water comes from original St. Ann’s holy well in England

HAILES ABBEY

John Burger

Hailes Abbey, now in ruins, was once home to Christ’s Blood

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

John Burger

800-year-old document shows pope’s response to “disgruntled clergy”

.css-pr1qgj{width:100%;color:#001f4d;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";font-size:18px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;margin:24px 0;}.css-pr1qgj a{margin:0 12px;}

Aleteia-Pilgrimage-300×250-1.png

Daily prayer

And today we celebrate...

Prayer for this morning

Daily meditation

Prayer for this evening

Top 10

See More

.css-l0mio9{display:none;visibility:hidden;}