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AAW - Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
DOW - Diocese of Westminster
DC - Diocesan Curia
5 - Communications
6 - Oremus
Repository
Archives of the Archbishop of Westminster
Ref No
AAW/DOW/DC/5/6/31
Title
Oremus - February 2017
Date
February 2017
Level
Item
Description
This edition includes the following news and articles:
Cathedral Life: Past and Present
'Exploring the Quaries (England)' by Patrick Rogers. An article about the quaries located in some of the 25 countries where the granite and marble for the Cathedral interiors has originiated from. These countries include Canada, Scandinavia, South Africa, Chile, North America and Afghanistan.
Cathedral History: 'On the Trail of J.F Bentley Part III' by Anne Marie Micalleff. An article about John F Bentley's contribution to the design and construction of Holy Rood Church.
Obituaries: Canon The Hon. Charles Acton; Canon John McDonald
Obituary: 'John Hoban, sometime Lay Clerk' by Colin Mawby.
Cathedral History in Pictures: 'The Enthronement of Archbishop William Godfrey as Seventh Archbishop of Westminster, Monday 11 February 1957. An article about a black and white image depicting Archbishop Godfrey wearing teh cappa magna with its 12-foot train being held by a priest trainbearer; Mr Anthony Barlett, the Gentiluomo to his right; a large canopy bearing the arms of Cardinal Bourne with its eight gilt poles being held by the Knights of Malta.
Features:
'Catholic Church not silent: the BBC and Pope Pius XII' An article about the BBC conceding that it falsely described the Catholic Church as being silent in the face of Nazism and failed to report the Church's opposition to Hitler. The broadcast was made in July of 2016 during a visit to Auschwitz by Pope Francis.
'Portugal: England's Oldest Ally' by Anthony Weaver. An article about King Manuel II of Portugal who was overthrown during a revolution in 1910 and subsequently went into exile in Twickenham until his death in 1932.
Format
Printed document
Language
English
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