Army Museum receives Arts Council Full Accreditation Status The Royal Army Chaplains’ museum is the proud recipient of Full Accreditation Status by the Arts Council England. The Accreditation Scheme, which is the UK industry standard for museums and galleries, sets standards on how museums and galleries are managed, how they care for their collections and …

Armed Forces personnel from forty nations gather in Lourdes Over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, 350 members of our Armed Forces Community travelled to Lourdes, in the French Pyrenees, for the 64th International Military Pilgrimage. In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous, a young girl living in poverty, experienced visions of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by …

Monte Cassino 80th Anniversary – a chaplain’s perspective  Having rehearsed the day for several hours before under dark clouds and steady rain, it was a relief that on the day of the Service of Remembrance itself the weather was kinder. With the invaluable support of Revd Ben Archibald CF, I helped craft the Order of Service …

Guards’ Chapel Bombing Remembered 80 Years On  On Sunday 16th June 2024 a Choral Matins service marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the Royal Military Chapel in London was held.  On 18th June 1944, 124 people were killed and over 100 injured when a V1 flying bomb largely destroyed the chapel during a Sunday Service.  …

In the Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum, is the chalice of D-Day padre, Father John Corbett. Fr Corbett was one of over fifty Catholic priests from the Salford Diocese who served as chaplains during the Second World War. Born on 6 June 1911 in the United States of America to English parents, John was soon to …

Baptisms and Confirmations are not the first things that spring to mind when you think of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, though a group of current Officer Cadets in training may disagree. Within the grounds of the Royal Military Academy is The Royal Memorial Chapel, the spiritual home of the Officer Corps of the British ...

The head of Army chaplaincy meets Her Majesty The Queen following her appointment as Patron Royal Army Chaplains’ Department. The Reverend Canon Michael Parker KHC CF, Chaplain General to His Majesty’s Land Forces, met Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace in October for their first introductory meeting. The Sovereign and the Royal Family have a long-standing ...

Saturday 24th February 2024 marked two years since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. This invasion led to the launch of Op INTERFLEX, the British-led multinational operation to train and support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.  Following a request from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the latter part of 2022, a course was developed by …