St George hailed as a human rights campaigner

The Patron Saint of England (and a number of other countries) has been hailed a human rights campaigner by fellow activist Peter Tatchell – who backs ideas that his national day should be a public holiday celebrating dissent. “It is time we ditched the...

New painting challenges image of St George the crusader

A new painting of St George by highly regarded artist Scott Norwood Witts, which depicts the saint as a man of compassion rather than a crusader, is to be unveiled at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St George, Southwark, to mark the saint’s day next week. The...