St John Kemble (August 22), a much-loved Catholic priest whose execution was horribly botched
Topic: martyr
The breathtaking audacity of Romero
Posted on Thursday, 12 August 2010
Julian Filochowski says the martyred archbishop had a Christ-like boldness
The martyr whom King Charles II did nothing to help
Posted on Friday, 16 July 2010
St John Plessington (July 19), a Catholic priest, was hanged, drawn and quartered in 1679















Pope Benedict didn’t finish his final encyclical. His first, Deus Caritas Est, was started by Pope John Paul: couldn’t Pope Francis complete his last?
By William Oddie