Gazumped by a cardinal
There was a time when the Catholic Church was a buyer rather than a seller of properties in central London.

Vive la république
One of the downsides of France’s complex laïcité laws separating Church and State is that the Government owns church buildings. One of the upsides is that they sometimes make available large sums of money when repairs are needed.

In the footsteps of Romero
The Archbishop Romero Trust is organising its third pilgrimage to El Salvador. Bookings are now being taken for the 13-day trip, which falls in the centenary year of the birth of the archbishop, who was assassinated while saying Mass in 1980. For information, email arctc@btinternet.com or call 020 7431 3414.

Set in Stone
Given Pope Francis’ repeated, warm affirmations of the Jewish people, it should be no surprise that the first Jewish-Vatican exhibition in Rome should take place during his papacy.

The Jesuits sell the ‘Holy Grail’
In contrast to the heady days of property acquisition recounted by Bruce Kent above, it has been reported that the sale of the site of the Jesuits’ flagship Heythrop College has been completed.