Newman’s Relic at the Holy Name 
When Newman’s grave at Rednal was opened on 2nd October 2008, nothing was found of his body. Consequently, a call was made for relics to be made available from those in private collections, and we at the Holy Name were able to contribute some cuttings from his hair (along with similar relics from […]

St Luigi Scrosoppi of the Oratory

John Paul II canonised St Luigi Scrosoppi on 10th June 2001, and named him patron saint of those suffering with AIDS. It was at the intercession of St Luigi that a Zambian man, now Fr Peter Changu Shitima, was miraculously cured of AIDS in 1996. He was at that time a member […]

Statue of St Philip Neri
 

We have been extremely fortunate to have received a beautiful statue of St Philip. It is from the old church of our Lady St Mary and St Philip, Radcliffe in north Manchester. Fr Manock, the parish priest, has built a new church, with a new shrine to St Philip, and he has generously given […]

When the Holy Name was built in 1871, in the south transept of the church were placed two large niches. The designs that we have for the church suggest that one of these was intended to house the relics of a saint, but the scheme was never carried out. Happily the relics of a Roman martyr […]

Update on the Restoration  
  
As you will see the sanctuary of the church is clear of scaffolding, so I will give you a brief report on the progress of this phase of the church restoration.

The roof of this part of the building has been removed, rotting timbers replaced and then felted, battened and re-slated (fortunately there […]