Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 March 2024 Durham, UK Confirmed speakers include: Margaret Carney, OSF (St Bonaventure University) Johannes Freyer, OFM (University of San Diego) Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ (Loyola University Maryland) John McCafferty (University College Dublin) William Short, OFM (University of San Diego, and Collegium Sancti Bonaventurae, Rome) Giuseppe Buffon, OFM (Pontifical Antonianum University) … Continue reading The Second International Franciscan Studies Conference
English Benedictine History Symposium
45th SymposiumDouai Abbey Thursday 11 April 2024 The 45 th English Benedictine Symposium will be held at Douai Abbey, UpperWoolhampton, Reading RG7 5TQ, tel. 0118-9715-300 by kind permission of the Abbot andCommunity, A booking form is attached. Directions will be found on the Douai Abbey website. The nearest rail station isMidgham, which usually involves a change … Continue reading English Benedictine History Symposium
Call for Papers: Centre for Catholic Studies Franciscan Tradition 12-14 March 2024
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Protecting Dispersed Collections: A Framework for Managing the at-Risk Heritage Assets of Catholic Religious Institutes
AHRC-RLUK Fellowship Report by Dr Jonathan Bush (Durham University) Jonathan spoke about his AHRC-RLUK funded project at this year's CAS Conference and we are pleased to post a link to his completed fellowship report : AHRC-RLUK-Fellowship-Report (1)Download
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General Archivist Medical Mission Sisters The Medical Mission Sisters are seeking a committed experienced archivist on a part-time basis by mutual agreement to be the General Archivist for the Medical Mission Sisters, an international congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with headquarters located in Acton W3. The archive chronicles the twentieth century development of the … Continue reading *Job Advert*
Religious Archives Group Conference 2023
Religion and Conflict 28 June 2023, Luther King House, Manchester There is one week to go to book for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of Religion & Conflict. Booking has been extended to Saturday 17 June 2023, so please book soon to avoid disappointment! The booking form can be found here: … Continue reading Religious Archives Group Conference 2023
New Book Launched – English Archives
The British Records Association (BRA) has recently partnered with Liverpool University Press (LUP) in publishing 'English Archives: An Historical Survey' by Richard Olney. The book is now available from LUP and other booksellers. The book addresses the history of English records creation and recordkeeping from the perspective of the archives themselves. Beginning in the early Middle Ages and … Continue reading New Book Launched – English Archives
CAS Conference 2023 – Summary
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, 22nd-24th May 2023 The 2023 CAS conference started with fantastic sunny weather and fine temperatures. Held at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick (@CCT_Conferences), the weather meant that we could make good use of the beautiful gardens and outside seating. Our chair, Dr Jonathan Bush, opened the conference with welcome … Continue reading CAS Conference 2023 – Summary
Catholic History Day
Saturday 3rd June at the Bar Convent NB:// there is currently a planned rail strike this day, the event will continue despite this.
New Book – The Clergy of the Diocese of Salford
The Diocese of Salford was erected in September 1850 by Papal Bull – Universalis Ecclesiae, known as the Restoration of the Hierarchy. Thirteen new dioceses were created, and Nicholas Wiseman was elevated to the Cardinalate, as the first Archbishop of Westminster. William Turner was appointed as first Bishop of Salford in June 1851; the Church … Continue reading New Book – The Clergy of the Diocese of Salford




