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Devotion to a heroic priest who died on the Titanic is growing

April 07, 2016

Fr Thomas Byles, I am convinced, was a holy man. And miracles are already being attributed to his intercession

Five controversial saints in the making

October 29, 2015

Let's pray that their Causes make further progress in the Year of Mercy

Campaign starts for priest who prayed with Titanic passengers to be made a saint

April 13, 2015

Fr Thomas Byles is said to have twice refused a seat on a lifeboat as the Titanic went down

No, the Jesuits didn’t start World War I

January 22, 2015

We laugh at ludicrous anti-Catholic conspiracies. But we underestimate how many minds they poison, thanks to the latest developments in digital technology

The priest who prayed the rosary and heard Confessions as the Titanic sank

April 16, 2012

Fr Thomas Byles, who grew up in Lancashire, was described by Pope Pius X as a 'martyr for the Church'

What all this Titanic mania reveals about us

April 11, 2012

The ship, a symbol of magnificent human endeavour, was, like all human endeavours, bound to perish

The television programme Titanic was a terrible slur against the British upper classes

March 26, 2012

Last night's television drama portrayed the Edwardians in a totally false light