Fr Bill Clarkson, MSC was Headmaster at Princethorpe College, nr Rugby from 1969 to 1981 and as such will be remembered fondly by generations of Old Princethorpians.

There will be a service in the Chapel at Princethorpe in memory of him on Sunday 19 April at mid-day, after which there will be a buffet lunch in the Sixth Form Centre and the opportunity to have a tour of the school. There is no charge for the lunch but there will be a retiring collection in support of the MSC AIDS Ministry in South Africa.

This single line captures so much of our Easter faith. Today we rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead! Never before in human history has this happened. Death is our ending. But not any more. Now we see new life springing from the tomb. Jesus, risen from the dead, is our hope and our salvation!

Archbishop Vincent Appointed as New Archbishop of Westminster

As we go to press, Catholic Today has just heard the public announcement that Archbishop Vincent has been appointed, by Pope Benedict XVI, to succeed Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor as Archbishop of Westminster. Archbishop Vincent said: ‘I have received this appointment, and accepted it, only on the basis of the commitment to ministry in the Church and obedience to the Church’s authority that we all share.’