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Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


When an object becomes sacred
In 2018, shortly before the final closure of Heythrop College, some very special items arrived at the British Jesuit Archives.

Mary Allen
Apr 12, 20212 min read


Fr Robert Whitty SJ
This year, 1 September marks the 125th anniversary of the death of former Provincial of the English Province, Fr Robert Whitty SJ. The...

Mary Allen
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Cardinal Newman and the Jesuits
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is a significant figure in the religious history of England. His canonisation on 13 October has...

Rebecca Somerset
Oct 14, 20193 min read


Cataloguing 'The Month'
The cataloguing of The Month – a monthly publication owned and operated by the British Province of the Society of Jesus from 1865 until...
Alex Van Goethem
Aug 12, 20195 min read


St Aloysius' Church, Oxford
145 years ago, on the 20th of May 1873, Oscar Wilde and a companion were among a large crowd that watched as Dr William Bernard...

Mary Allen
May 21, 20184 min read
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