May 8th, 2026 | Life Issues
Why should we pray the Rosary for Life? “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you” – Jeremiah 1:5 Every human life is sacred, wanted, and loved by God The Month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church. This May, Archbishop John Wilson is calling on all […]
April 24th, 2026 | Vocation
On Sunday 26 April, the Catholic Church marks Good Shepherd Sunday, also known as Vocations Sunday, which was first launched by Pope Paul VI in 1964. In a video recorded in the Chapel at The English College’s Convento Palazzola just outside Rome, Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Bishop of Plymouth, reflected upon his own journey to the […]
April 21st, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, Vocation
Dear brothers and sisters, dear young people! Guided and protected by the Risen Jesus, we celebrate on the fourth Sunday of Easter — also called “Good Shepherd Sunday” — the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It is an occasion of grace in which we share some reflections on the interior dimension of vocation, understood […]
April 20th, 2026 | Vocation
Sunday, 26 April 2026 In 1964, Pope Paul VI, launched the Vocations Sunday, which since then we celebrate on the fourth Sunday of Easter, also called as Good Shepherd Sunday. This year it is on the 26 April 2026, which marks the 63rd Anniversary of World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As Catholics and people […]
April 19th, 2026 | Holy Hour, Life Issues
On Sunday, 19 April, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales held a Holy Hour to pray for the promotion of a culture of life in our lands. The bishops, who are in Rome for a one-week spring retreat at Palazzola, the summer villa of the Venerable English College, prayed for the dignity of all human […]
April 2nd, 2026 | Domestic Abuse, Events
The National Day of Prayer for Survivors of Abuse takes place every year on the fifth Tuesday of Easter. In 2026, the day is marked on Tuesday, 5 May. Theme Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) The theme for this year’s Day of Prayer for Survivors […]
March 25th, 2026 | Environment
Responding to a recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighting that the period 2015-2025 is the hottest 11 years on record, Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, said: “I was alarmed to see the recent World Meteorological Organization report suggesting that the climate is more out of […]
March 24th, 2026 | Holy Land, Holy Week
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has announced that the traditional Palm Sunday procession, which goes from the Mount of Olives up to Jerusalem, has been cancelled and will be replaced by a moment of prayer for the city at a location yet to be determined. In a statement, the Cardinal explained that the Chrism […]
February 27th, 2026 | Assisted Suicide, Lent
In a Lenten statement, the Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Reverend John Sherrington, clarifies the Church’s principled objection to the Terminally Ill (Adults) End of Life Bill, and urges Catholics to pray for parliamentarians debating the Private Members’ Bill in the House of Lords. Archbishop Sherrington, the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Bishops’ […]
February 25th, 2026 | Assisted Suicide
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 […]
February 11th, 2026 | Grandparents
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “I will never forget you” (Is 49:15) as the theme for the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, said the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life in a statement. The World Day, instituted by the late Pope Francis in 2021, is celebrated every fourth Sunday of July and is presented […]
February 4th, 2026 | Lent
We Dare to Ask – Session Five Theme Just as our gardens need our regular care, our interior life needs on-going attention. Recollecting on ourday each evening helps us to identify those times we were not Christ-like and prompt us to ask for his mercy and forgiveness. The Sacrament of Reconciliation offers us an opportunity […]
