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Wales’ faith communities pledge support to Senedd and warn against prejudice

steph — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:31:46 +0000

Leaders from across Wales’ major faith communities have written a joint open letter to Members of the Senedd, pledging their prayers and support as the new Senedd begins its term, while warning against rising religious and ethnic prejudice amid what they describe as a period of “significant tension” across the United Kingdom. The letter is […]

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Archbishop Mark O’Toole’s Easter Message

steve — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0000

Archbishop Mark opened his Easter message by drawing on Ted Hughes’ poem The Horses – set in that deep, cold hour before dawn, when darkness is at its deepest and the frost at its most intense. He acknowledged the weight many people are carrying right now: war in the Middle East and Ukraine, famine in […]

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Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia: Ensure your vote counts in Senedd Election

steph — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:20:35 +0000

Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia, has written to Catholics in Wales urging them to vote in the upcoming Senedd Election, which will take place on Thursday, 7 May. The Senedd is the Welsh Parliament where decisions are made about many aspects of life in Wales, like health, education, housing, transport, and the environment. Members […]

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Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia: A sad day for Wales’s most vulnerable

steve — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:30:18 +0000

Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Parliament, voted on Tuesday, 24 February to give its consent to Westminster’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, paving the way for assisted suicide to be offered through NHS Wales should the legislation become law. The Most Reverend Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia, responded following the vote. The vote in […]

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Bishops in Wales issue statement ahead of Senedd assisted suicide vote

steph — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia, and Bishop Peter Brignall, Bishop of Wrexham, have issued a joint statement ahead of a Senedd debate and vote on assisted suicide legislation. On Tuesday 27 January Members of the Senedd will be asked to decide whether Wales should give its consent to Westminster’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of […]

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Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia urges Catholics to oppose assisted suicide in Wales

james — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:52:15 +0000

The Most Reverend Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff-Menevia is calling on Catholics and people of goodwill living in Wales to write to their member of the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament, to oppose assisted suicide. Members of the Senedd will be asked to decide whether Wales should give its consent to Westminster’s Terminally Ill Adults (End […]

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Over 2,000 festival-goers celebrate their Catholic faith at WeBelieve

james — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:04:23 +0000

More than 2,000 Catholics gathered in the grounds of Oscott College at the end of July for the first-ever WeBelieve festival celebrating Catholic life and faith. Supported by the Guild of Our Lady of Ransom, the festival took place from Friday, 25 July to Monday, 28 July and drew inspiration from the philosophical principles of […]

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Report on the Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage in Wales

luegi — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:46:57 +0000

Following the blessings and deep sense of community experienced during last year’s Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage, this summer welcomed another opportunity for people of different Christian traditions to walk together in faith and fellowship. This year’s pilgrimage took place on Thursday, 3 July 2025, hosted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff, […]

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Archbishops Sherrington and O’Toole receive the Pallium from Pope Leo XIV

luegi — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:12:00 +0000

Last Sunday 29 June, Archbishop John Sherrington of Liverpool and Archbishop Mark O’Toole of Cardiff-Menevia received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV in St Peter’s Basilica. The celebration was on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul and included a blessing and the imposition of the pallium on 48 new metropolitan archbishops, including Archbishop Sherrington […]

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Statement from Archbishop Mark O’Toole on the Jubilee of Governments

steve — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:59:00 +0000

As we prepare to mark the Jubilee of Governments from 20 to 22 June 2025, I send my warmest greetings and prayerful good wishes to all who serve in public life across Wales. The Jubilee is part of the Holy Year of 2025, a moment of grace and reflection for the whole Church. It was […]

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