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In an atmosphere of great warmth but much sadness, and in defiance of the drizzle outside, Father Paul Chavasse was the principal celebrant at the Requiem

The body of Father Gregory Winterton, who died peacefully in the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Harborne, on Wednesday 18 January 2012,

My very dear friend Father Gregory Winterton, former Provost of the Birmingham Oratory and champion of the Cause for the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman,

“The Catholics of Gaza are embattled as they are  such a small community.” That was the verdict of Bishop William Kenney CP, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham,

The Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, was the principal celebrant and preacher at Christmas Midnight Mass, at the Metropolitan Cathedral & Basilica of St

Archbishop Bernard Longley celebrated and preached at Mass for the Little Sisters of the Poor, at St Joseph’s Home for retired people, in Birmingham, on Friday

After the busyness of the last few weeks, and the last minute rush to prepare for Christmas, the day itself is precious.  Wherever we are, with

The Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Reverend Bernard Longley, and the Anglican Bishop of Birmingham, Right Reverend David Urquhart, gave a joint blessing at the end

Archbishop Bernard Longley was the principal celebrant and preacher at the Chapter Mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a