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Coronavirus: All Public Worship Suspended
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has announced today, 18 March 2020, that all public liturgies (including Mass) will cease from Friday evening, 20th March 2020 . The...
Photo Competition – all invited to take part
Blackfriars now has a shiny new annexe building, but lots of blank walls, so we are planning to fill some of the common areas with photos showing the life of...
Coronavirus Precautions
For Members of our Congregation On 9 March the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales implemented stage 2 of its advice for parishes on managing Coronavirus. Although Blackfriars is not...
Alumni Profile – Alex Norman (2005-2009)
Following the recent launch of his new biography of the Dalai Lama at Blackfriars, we caught up with alumnus Alexander Norman and asked him about his fascinating life and his...
Profession of Br Gabriel Theis, OP
At the Conventual Mass on the Second Sunday of Lent, Fr Robert Gay, OP, prior of our community, received the renewal of Simple Profession of Br Gabriel Theis, OP. Br...
Aquinas Colloquium
On Saturday the Aquinas Institute hosted its annual Aquinas Colloquium, this year entitled From Aristotle & Aquinas to Evolution, Quantum Mechanics and Neuroscience. Participants from a range of backgrounds came...
Blackfriars Alumnus Launches Acclaimed Dalai Lama Biography
Alexander Norman (2005–09) has written the first authoritative biography of the Dalai Lama, one of the most influential religious figures of the last fifty years. His biography is based on...
Blackfriars Fundraising Reaches £1/4 million
A significant legacy, a grant from a local trust, and very generous individual giving have allowed Blackfriars to make good progress in the first three months of its fundraising campaign....
Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark – the story so far!
For this academic year (2019-20), the Las Casas Institute for Social Justice, in collaboration with Georgetown University, has been holding a series of talks on ‘Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark’ as...
Fr Simon Gaine, OP Named to New Pinckaers Chair
Fr Simon Francis Gaine, O.P., former Regent of Blackfriars, has been appointed to the new Pinckaers Chair in Theological Anthropology and Ethics, at the Angelicum beginning in the academic year...