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The Eastern Catholic Churches – A Short Introduction
Many Christians throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East – including in Ukraine – are members of Eastern Catholic Churches. For more than a century, popes have stressed the need for Roman Catholics to learn more about the Eastern Catholic Churches – a call that has been often repeated following Vatican II. This concise and readable book, by ACN's Dr John Newton, provides Roman Catholics with a much-needed introduction to their eastern brothers and sisters who are one with us in Faith. Read More
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THE CHURCH AND WORLD WAR I
What role did the Church play during the First World War and what effect did the Great War have on the Church? Read More
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Strangers and Nomads – Catholic Martyrs of England and Wales
The lives of forty-three Catholic martyrs are profiled against the background of the Reformation in England and Wales. Read More
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Walsingham – Pilgrims and Pilgrimage
A new edition of Fr Michael Rear’s definitive book, originally published to celebrate the 950th anniversary of the foundation of the Shrine of Our Lady in Walsingham. Read More
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Doves In Crimson Fields
Christianity has been firmly established in Iraq for nearly two thousand years. But from the fourth century to the present day Christians in Iraq have faced periods of terrible persecution. Read More
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With Christ in His Passion – Elizabeth Prout
Born into a working class family in Shrewsbury in 1820, she dedicated her life to the service of the poor, working in the slums of Manchester. She set up schools for children and homes for destitute mothers and helped refugees from the Irish potato famine. On 21 January 2021, Pope Francis declared Elizabeth Prout to be Venerable. Read More
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Fifty Catholic Churches To See Before You Die
Catholic churches are among the great architectural treasures of England and Wales yet hardly known and rarely explored. This beautifully illustrated guide opens up a hidden heritage with its survey of 50 of the finest Catholic churches. Each entry includes other fascinating buildings in the area that are worth a detour . There are Gothic Revival churches, neo-Classical, Byzantine, English Arts-and-Crafts and Modernist as well as a few built prior to the Reformation. Read More
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Christians in Danger Twenty Reasons for Hope
After a bloody 20th century for Christians, the 21st remains onerous for those who face minority status in many places. Read More
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Building Bridges
Lord David Alton and Rob Chidley present a practical and compassionate picture of secretive North Korea and it's long and recently tragic history. Read More
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Heavenly Embroidery
A gift of art prints by A.W.N. Pugin to the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus in Aachen (Aix-La-Chapelle) led to the unexpected rise of the Congregation's embroidery workroom. Founded in 1844 by Clara Fey, who was beatified in 2018, the sisters were devoted to the education and care of disadvantaged children. Exiled from Germany under Bismarck's 'Kulturkampf', the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus then established twelve houses elsewhere. Read More
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A History of the Christmas Crib
The Christmas Crib or Nativity Scene appears in churches every Christmas, but can also been seen in many shops and private houses. Read More
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Sister Wendy’s 100 Best-loved Paintings
Shortly before she died in December 2018, and nearly thirty years on from her first book, Sister Wendy was working with SPCK on an anthology of her all-time favourite paintings. The result is this enthralling collection, which will delight her many fans all over the world while also inspiring a new generation of art lovers as they develop their understanding of the depths and subtleties of some of the world's greatest works of art. Read More
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