August 12th, 2025 | Evangelisation
20 September 2026 Those with long memories will be familiar with Home Mission Sunday. It is the title given to the day we ask our parishes to pray for the work of evangelisation and to support this vital work through a second collection. A few years ago, this day was re-named Evangelii Gaudium Sunday after […]
July 11th, 2025 | Abortion, Life Issues
Archbishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, has commented on statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (9th July) that show, in 2022, 29.69% of all conceptions in England and Wales ended in abortion – up from 26.54% a year earlier. In 2012, this number was 20.84% – just […]
July 7th, 2025 | Tax
By Gerald GraceEmeritus Professor, St Mary’s University, Twickenham and Former Director of the Centre for Research and Development in Catholic Education (CRDCE) at St Mary’s University; member of the ecumenical organisation, Church Action for Tax Justice, UK. The Catholic Church has learned slowly that its mission on earth, for the salvation of souls by prayer […]
June 20th, 2025 | End of Life
On Friday 20th June, Cardinal Vincent Nichols issued the following response after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by just 23 votes: ‘The vote in the House of Commons in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is a watershed moment […]
June 14th, 2025 | Bishops, King, Ukraine
The Right Reverend Kenneth Nowakowski, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London and Bishop for Slovak, Belarusian and Hungarian Greek Catholics in Great Britain has been awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III. The King’s Birthday Honours were announced on Friday, 13 June. Bishop Nowakowski was appointed to […]
June 2nd, 2025 | Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage of Hope is a national walking pilgrimage for England & Wales with four main Ways converging at the Cathedral of St Barnabas, Nottingham, on Saturday 13 September 2025, the eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It is an initiative of the Hearts in Search of God project. The […]
May 20th, 2025 | Assisted Suicide, Life Issues
Archbishop-elect John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has made a statement after the Private Member’s Bill seeking to legalise assisted suicide entered its Report Stage on Friday, 16 May 2025. Statement On 16 May, the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) […]
May 8th, 2025 | Conclave, Vatican
Black smoke rose from the chimney over the Sistine Chapel at 11:50 on Thursday afternoon, signalling the second ballot of the first full day of the conclave – and the third ballot overall – was inconclusive. As the cardinals break for lunch, the people in the square continue to look up at the chimney in […]
May 2nd, 2025 | Evangelisation
25 – 28 July 2025 WeBelieve is a feast of Catholic faith, ‘ever ancient, ever new’. The festival programme is drawn from the rich traditions of the Church and the legacy of a pivotal network of evangelists. Venue and stream schedules are coming soon! Venue St. Mary’s College, Oscott, is our stunning venue with it’s […]
May 1st, 2025 | Uncategorised
God our Loving Father, you called each of us by name through the Sacrament of Baptism to holiness. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, you made us the temples of the Holy Spirit. Help us to listen to the cry of our Lord Jesus from the Holy Cross ‘I thirst’ and respond to the […]
April 22nd, 2025 | Cardinal Nichols, Pope Francis
Speaking on Thought for the Day this morning on BBC Radio 4, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference expressed sadness at the death of Pope Francis and the fact that “the death of Pope Francis takes from us a voice has been heard in every corner of the world”. You can read Cardinal Nichol’s full […]
April 18th, 2025 | Good Friday, Holy Week
By Cardinal Vincent Nichols Today the churches will be full. That may not be so every Sunday, but today is different. It is one of those key days, along with Ash Wednesday, when an instinct, lodged deeply in the human soul, finds expression. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, in their different ways, bring out an […]
