NEW BOOK

DEFEND US IN BATTLE: CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS IN THE BRITISH MILITARY

Defend Us in Battle: Catholic Chaplains in the British Military is the result of collaboration between James Hagerty and Barry Hudd, Media Officer for the Catholic Bishopric of the Forces.

The book is published by Sacristy Press of Durham.

It traces the growth and development of Catholic chaplains in the British military from the seventeenth century to the war in Afghanistan. 

The book is generously supported by charitable trusts connected with the Catholic Bishopric of the Forces.

For price and purchasing details see:

www.sacristy.co.uk/book/catholic-military-chaplains

The image is of army chaplain, Fr Lewis Matthews, giving Holy Communion to British soldiers during the Boer War of South Africa (1899-1902). Picture taken from The Sphere, 28 April 1902 (Ernest Prater/L. Thackeray)