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


Reflections on cataloguing personal papers
Jamie looks back on his experience cataloguing the personal papers of four Jesuit priests.
Jamie Hennessy Jackson
Jan 293 min read


Work in Progress 1
A new series in which the archives team shares what they have been doing over the last few months.
Rebecca Somerset
Mar 26, 20245 min read


Centenary Anniversary of Loyola Hall
It is the centenary anniversary of the opening of Loyola Hall, a Jesuit retreat centre that operated between 1923 and 2014.
Alexander Taylor
Aug 7, 20234 min read


150th Anniversary of the Holy Name Church, Manchester
This year, 15 October marks the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, or more commonly, the Holy Name
Mary Allen
Oct 4, 20213 min read


A year in blog posts
2020 was, to say the least, a strange year for everybody, thanks to the global pandemic. For the British Jesuit Archives it meant closing...
Mary Allen
Jan 4, 20214 min read


80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Between 10 July and 31 October 1940,the German Air Force waged an air...
Mary Allen
Jul 6, 20203 min read


Jesuit Life During the Second World War
2020 marks the 80th anniversary of the first full year of the Second World War. One event that took place early in this year was the...
Mary Allen
Jan 6, 20205 min read


The Apostleship of Prayer and the Messenger of the Sacred Heart
At the end of this month there will be four days of celebration in Rome for the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of the Apostleship of...
Lucy Vinten
Jun 17, 20193 min read
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