Archbishop Bernard Longley has expressed the profound sorrow and condolences of the priests, deacons, religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Birmingham at the devastating loss sustained by the Polish nation in the air crash at Smolensk, Russia, on Saturday 10 April.

Pope Benedict XVI will beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, 1801-1890, the best known English churchman of the 19th Century, during an open air public Mass at Coventry Airport, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, on Sunday 19 September 2010.

Archbishop Bernard Longley celebrated the Rite of Election for the first time as Archbishop of Birmingham in the Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad, Birmingham on the First Sunday of Lent, 21 February.

InVocation 2010: A time for hearing God’s voice.

Fr Paul Moss, Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Birmingham looks forward to a unique event.

The Right Reverend Monsignor Canon Thomas Joseph Gavin, MA, one of the longest serving priests in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, died in Coventry’s University Hospital, during the early hours of Christmas Day 2009, after a short illness, aged 87.

Archbishop Bernard Longley was Installed as the Ninth Archbishop of Birmingham, in the Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica of St Chad, Birmingham, during a special Mass on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuesday, 8 December, one of the two Patronal Feasts of the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Birmingham City Council’s Museum and Art Gallery celebrated the true spirit of Christmas with the return of the Nativity Art Trail through its galleries and Father Christmas from 28 November.

A wonderful mass of thanksgiving and an emotional goodbye for the visit of the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux.

The Relics of St Therese of Lisieux visited the Archdiocese of Birmingham on 19th – 22nd September, click here to read the blog.

The Trustees of the Johnson Fund have a lot to live up to. The Johnson Fund is named after Fr John Johnson who was a priest in eighteenth century. The records note that he was known as shy and timorous, but is also described as an incomparable good man, and was therefore given a lot of responsibility by his fellow clergy.