| Description | This edition includes the following articles and news:
Cathedral Life-Past and Present:
'Baptism, Confirmation, Reception-Easter Tales'- An article about the experiences of two adults who have joined the Cathedral's RCIA programme which prepares members for Baptism, Confirmation, Reception into the Church and First Communion at Easter.
'Disputed Decoration, Part II' By Peter Howell - An article about poet, artist and critic, Gerald Caldwell Siordet, and his involvement in the dispute regarding the cartoon produced by George Daniels for the proposed stained glass designs for the first projected Stationsof the Cross in Westminster Cathedral.
'St Louis on Maundy Thursday'-An article about a satin embroidered chasuble with a roundel of St Louis, King of France on the back, which was selected for the Cardinal to wear at the Mass of the Last Supper. The chasuble had been previously rescued from the cathedral of Notre Dames de Paris .
Cathedral History:
'The Great Rood' by Patrick Rogers. An article about the Great Rood which is the red and gold crucifix on display at Westminster Cathedral. The Great Rood was designed by architect John Francis Bentley soon after he started work on Westminster Cathedral in 1895.
'Cardinal Hume: Remembered and Quoted' by George O'Neil. An article remembering the life and popularity of Cardinal Basil Hume, to mark the 20th anniversary of his death.
Cathedral History in Pictures:
'The Funeral Mass of Cardinal Hume' by Paul Tobin. An article relating to the funeral of Cardinal Hume, accompanied by a coloured photograph entitled 'The Funeral Mass for Cardinal George Basil Hume OSB, OM.
Features:
'The March for Life' - An article about the 5,000 UK campaigners who took part in the March For Life UK on Saturday 11 May, which started from Church House, in Great Smith Street and finished at Parliament Square. The Participants were campaigning for Westminster to extend abortion rights in Northern Ireland and to make significant changes to abortion legislation England and Wales.
'Jean Vanier RIP: Reaction to his Death' - An obituary for Jean Vanier, the founder of the Community of L'Arche.
'Roman Exploration' by Donato Tallo. An article about the Basilica of Saint Lawrence which is located east of the centre of Rome.
'Christians Under Threat' by Aid to the Church in Need- An article about the independent review led by the Anglican Bishop, Philip Mounstephen of Truro, into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) support for persecuted Christians.
'Pilgrimage Permitted:News from Medjugorje' - An article about the decision of Pope Francis to authorise dioceses and parishes to arrange pilgrimages to Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
'The English Pope' by Dr Michael Straiton. An article about Englishman, Nicholas Breakspear, Pope Adrian IV, who was in 1154. He was the only English pope ever elected.
'Restoring the Holy Sepulchre'- A short article about King Abdullah of Jordan, who funded the restoration of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre.
'St John of God at Work in Central London' - An article about the work of the Brothers of St John of God who run a hostel in central London, Olallo House, for victims of modern day slavery, drug trafficking, rough sleepers etc.
'Religious Celebrate in York: The Bar Convent' by Sr Gemma Simmonds. An article about a group of Catholic and Anglican bishops who visited the Bar Convent on 27 April to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the opening of a Catholic chapel in the Bar Convent at a time when England was still living under anti-Catholic Penal Laws.
'Back to the Courts-Assisted Suicide Again- An article about the organisation Care Not Killing, and the latest legal challenge to the Suicide Act by the campaigner Paul Lamb.
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