Thomas Becket

Comey, Trump and this ‘meddlesome priest’

By Yonat Shimron — June 8, 2017
WASHINGTON (USA Today) The phrase is attributed to Henry II, who wanted his archbishop of Canterbury killed.

Why St. Thomas Becket’s elbow still matters in the 21st century

By RNS staff — May 29, 2016
One might wonder why anyone today should care about an 850-year-old bone.

Bone fragment of murdered archbishop of Canterbury begins English pilgrimage

By RNS staff — May 24, 2016
LONDON (Reuters) A fragment of bone belonging to the murdered archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, has returned to England from Hungary for the first time in 800 years.
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