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New iconography course at Ealing Abbey aims to ‘galvanise’ Catholic art scene in UK

December 23, 2023

The declaration by the Fathers of the Second Council of Nicaea in AD 787 on the value of producing sacred images and art works is about to get a belated boost. The London-based Benedictine monastery of Ealing Abbey is launching in 2024 the UK’s first iconography diploma course run by Catholics for the Catholic Church.

Fugitive former abbot wanted over abuse allegations arrested in Kosovo

May 16, 2016

Fr Laurence Soper was arrested in 2010 but disappeared after failing to answer bail

Mary’s Meals to feed Syrian refugees in Lebanon

April 22, 2016

Pilot scheme will feed 1,000 children at school on outskirts of Beirut

Heavy-handed child protection is eroding trust in Catholic schools

November 17, 2011

Monks and other members of staff at Downside are now being treated with caution

Ealing Abbey to hand over control of school

November 09, 2011

Benedictines will no longer run school in west London following allegations of clerical sex abuse said to have occurred over 20 years

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