December 29 is the feast day of St. Thomas Becket. The martyred 12 th century bishop is known for his opposition to the then overreach of state power in the person of England’s King Henry II. Across ...

The 850 th anniversary of the birth of the great Londoner, Thomas Becket, was in 2020 and this exhibition was originally timed to coincide with it. Alas, you-know-what put paid to the celebrations, so ...

For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” … It’s the feast of St. Thomas Becket. We watched the movie Becket on one of our “Catholic movie nights ...

Regarding the review of the exhibit at the British Museum in London about St. Thomas Becket (“Icons: A Martyr’s Afterlife,” Review, May 29): Readers may be interested to know that one of the stones on ...

A man examines the St. Thomas Becket exhibit at The British Museum in London, which is marking the 850th anniversary of the death of the 12th-century saint. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy The British ...

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral. On Monday, July 7, which marked the feast of the ...