The king accused More of treason and ordered his execution in 1535. Now, St. Dunstan's hopes to conserve the Catholic saint's ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, recently toured Gaza after what Israel says was stray ...

Although the cathedral has a lengthy history, it’s famously known as the site where Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, was killed by King Henry II’s knights, resulting in his martyrdom ...

The apostolic nuncio to the Court of St James’s, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, celebrated an historic Mass in Canterbury ...

For the first time in modern history, the apostolic nuncio to the United Kingdom has celebrated Mass in England’s most celebrated Anglican cathedral.

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To mark the anniversary, this year’s pageant puts a spotlight on the medieval pilgrims who came to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas Becket as well as the author who wrote Canterbury into ...

An 1868 depiction by artist Joseph Martin Kronheim of the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the Canterbury Cathedral. (Image courtesy Wikimedia/Creative Commons) ...

Any trip to Chaucer's town should start with the spectacular cathedral, where Archbishop Thomas Becket was martyred.

Robert Gallagher, minister of music at River Road Church, directs the choir during practice Sunday, July 20, 2014. They are going to be the choir in residence for Canterbury Cathedral.

June 16 is the feast day of Sussex's patron saint Richard, a 13th century Bishop of Chichester whose shrine at the city's cathedral used to attract nearly as many pilgrims as Thomas Becket's in ...

Event organizers noted that the Canterbury Medal draws its name from one of history’s most dramatic religious liberty stand-offs, between the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas à Becket, the law firm’s ...