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Cardinal Newman himself was musically gifted. He enjoyed playing the violin, especially in chamber music. He admired the music of Beethoven, and the Masses of Haydn, Mozart and Cherubini. Yet he also knew how singing simple hymn tunes and chants could engage the faithful deeply in prayer.

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.

Powerful Chrism Rededication of Birmingham’s priests in face of the abuse scandals in the wider Catholic Church.

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.

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.

Jeanne Jugan is the foundress and first Little Sister of the Poor. On October 11, 2009 she was canonized a Saint at St Peter’s in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI.

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

The relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux, 1873-1897, Doctor of the Church, were venerated by more than 11,000 pilgrims during their visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral and Minor Basilica of St Chad, Birmingham, the Mother Church of the Diocese. At no time were there less than 200 people in the Cathedral even through the two all night vigils.

‘I would like to travel the earth, preaching your name…’ This was how Thérèse of Lisieux explicitly expressed her deepest desire just a year before she died. ‘I would like to proclaim the Gospel on all five continents and to the furthest isles.’

Once again St. Chad’s Cathedral was packed to capacity with altar servers and their families for the annual Guild of St. Stephen Mass.

This year’s Mass on September 20 was celebrated by Bishop Philip Pargeter with priests from the diocese and beyond. These included the National director of the Guild, Fr Dennis Touw and the Diocesan director, Fr. Jan Nowotnik. Three members of the Guild’s central council travelled from London to be at the celebration. Boyce and Stanley provided the music for the Mass and servers from Our Lady and All Saints, Stourbridge were chosen to be the servers of the Mass and assisted with dignity on the sanctuary. Other servers from across the diocese helped with the offertory procession and the readings.