History of Catholicism

Registration is now open for our 2026 Winter Meeting!

Join us on online on Saturday 10 January to learn more about 'Creeds, Canons and Councils'.

Book your place before 20 December 2025: www.tickettailor.com/events/eccle... #SkyStorians #churchhistory

So grateful for another pre-publication review of 'Radical Poverty', this time by Susan O'Brien. The book is due out with @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social in Feb 2026, more info here: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #cathhist #skystorians #catholicism #capuchins #franciscanstudies #catholichistory

Back in the library (1640s) & thinking about how amazing it was that Luke Wadding started the Irish house here in 1625 & brought out the first of the 8 chunky volumes of his Annales Minorum in the very same year.

Another review of the second volume in the series: 'The book is clear and well-written ... a must-have book for all specialized libraries in theology and the history of Christianity'. (The Catholic Historical Review) #history #skystorians #jesuits #CathHist #catholicism

Thank you to Museum Plantin-Moretus, University of Antwerp, KU Leuven, Utrecht University, and Northumbria University for organising such a wonderful conference!

CCS and @durhamtheology.bsky.social PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social recently spoke on early modern English Catholic women and the use of missionary texts at the 'Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade' conference in Antwerp #skystorians #bookhistory #catholicism

The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland Annual Conference on 'O'Connell and his Legacy' takes place on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the St Patrick's campus @dublincityuni.bsky.social
To book see
www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...

oday marks my last day as the Little Company of Mary Research Associate at @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social.
. It has been a three years that I will not forget. As a precarious early career researcher, I never thought that I would have the opportunity to be 1/

sisters who came before them and who shared their wonderful memories with me. I have also had the honour to present my research at various conferences and locations, including at @catholicrs.bsky.social @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social
and to the LCM communities in Sydney and Christchurch. 11/

Editorial Assistant position for British Catholic History

Editorial Assistant
British Catholic History invites expressions of interest for the new role of 'Editorial Assistant' by 17 November 2025 by 5pm. For more details www.crs.org.uk/editorial-as...

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To mark the annual @16csociety.bsky.social conference, there is 50% off and free shipping on all the books so far published in the series. Enter the code BB151 here: boydellandbrewer.com/books/series... #skystorians #Jesuits #nuntastic #Inquisition @imems.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

YouTube video by Gospel Simplicity The Untold Story of the Catholic Reformation | Dr. James Kelly

James Kelly of @durhamtheology.bsky.social recently appeared on the Gospel Simplicity YouTube channel to talk about his new book, The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction. You can watch it here: youtu.be/5Y0QQKBYMqc?... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

'Conedera has provided us with a highly useful resource ... appropriate both for the expert ... and for those who wish to know more about Catholic biblical interpretation'. Review in Journal of Jesuit Studies of the second volume in the series #history #skystorians #jesuits

First Clare and Hawley Chair in the History of Catholicism appointed - Durham University

Dr James Kelly @durhamtheology.bsky.social @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Clare and Hawley Chair in the History of Catholicism - the first in the UK dedicated specifically to Catholic history 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

17 Oct 1612: Anne Worsley #English exile #nun moves to #Antwerp to help establish a 'Spanish Carmel' there #otd

22 Sept 1693: d. Sr Mary Cary #Benedictine daughter of Falkland Lord Deputy of #Ireland & Elizabeth Tanfield Cary #writer at Our Lady of Consolation Cambrai #otd She was also a biographer of her mother.

The paperback of 'English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800' by the CCS' James Kelly is currently available in the @waterstones.bsky.social sale for only £10: www.waterstones.com/book/english... #skystorians #nuntastic #Catholicism #history #CathHist

Best UK universities for theology & religious studies – league table The study of religious belief systems, including Christian theology, Islam and Buddhism

Great to see the hard work of our staff and students recognised as we top the @theguardian.com's latest Theology and Religious Studies rankings.

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Delighted to announce the 5th volume in the series will be published in January! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' by @creutcke.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi... #skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory

Included were spotlights on the amazing material in @ducollections.bsky.social
and @durhamcathedral.bsky.social.
I'm grateful to my co-investigators for the project, Jonathan Bush and Cormac Begadon, for helping shape such a productive and thoughtprovoking event. (2/2)

Delighted to have hosted a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk funded two-day workshop on Catholic archives last week at Durham, with colleagues from across the UK joined by those from the USA, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to discuss the future of the field (1/2)

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.

Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

Now that terms and semesters are in full swing, giving this cfp a boost.

Speaking as one of the editors, we'd love to consider your work on the topic of "Early Modern Women and Migrancy." Our Forum feature is a great way to try out ideas in a shorter-length format.

#earlymodern

🚨 JOB ALERT🚨
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...

Newly published: "Grace, Piety and Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850", a guide by the British Catholic Material Culture Research Group. More info and free download link here: britishartnetwork.org.uk/research/bri... #skystorians #catholicism #skyhistory #materialculture

‘Published by Her Majesties Command’: Sermons Preached before Catherine of Braganza, Queen Dowager, 1685–88* Abstract. This article argues that the sermons preached before Catherine of Braganza as queen dowager in her chapel royal and later published by her comman

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

Can't wait to read this.
#nuntastic

Radical Poverty This incisive work offers the first comprehensive analysis of the history of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Britain. Drawing on previously closed archive…

Radical Poverty: The Capuchins and Catholicism in Britain, 1850-2022' by the CCS' @liamtemple.bsky.social is now available to pre-order through @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! Details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

With the correct link this time... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The CCS' James Kelly's article 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social #firstview #nuntastic #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism Read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…