UK & Ireland

Radio Maria UK invites listeners to "Unwrap Advent" with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Listeners can call in or sign up online from 23 November to receive a Gift to focus on this Advent. Radio Maria UK is launching Unwrap Advent, a new Advent journey inviting listeners to prepare for Christmas with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Priest Director of the Radio, Fr Toby Lees OP said: "This Advent, I wa... Read More

Police officers, staff, police chaplains representing various faiths, civic dignitaries, and members of the public gathered at Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday 3 November for the 103rd National Police Solemn Requiem, one of the longest-standing and most significant acts of remembrance in British policing. Held annually since 1923, the National Police Requiem is the United Kingdom's oldest national... Read More

Journalists, editors and all those working in media around the world came together yesterday for the annual Journalists' Commemorative Service at the industry's spiritual home in London. Opening the service at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, Reverend Canon Dr Alison Joyce welcomed the congregation gathered to remember the journalists, media workers and support staff who had died doing their job o... Read More

The Most Reverend John Sherrington, Archbishop of Liverpool and chair of the Department for Social Justice for the Bishops' Conference, has issued a statement on the Draft Conversion Practices Bill that has been shared with Parliament to undergo pre-legislative scrutiny: "I would like to express serious concern about the provisions of the Conversion Practices Bill currently undergoing pre-legislat... Read More

Sr Patricia MacAulay formerly from St Lucy's Parish, Cumberland, Glasgow and now residing in Dublin - made her Final Profession of Vows with the Congregation of The Poor Servants of the Mother of God on Saturday 7th November. The joyful ceremony took place at the Church of Our Lady of Divine Grace, Raheny, Dublin and was attended by her father, Calum MacAulay and many family members from Glasgow w... Read More

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) has given its prestigious John Betjeman award to an historic Catholic Church in the Diocese of Plymouth. The award, that celebrates excellence in the repair of places of worship of all denominations in England and Wales, was conferred on Our Lady and St Mary Magdalene in Tavistock, a Grade II listed parish church in Tavistock, Devon. Th... Read More

Acting Wing Commander Robin John McNair DFC and Bar (1918-1996) was posthumously awarded the Order of Aeronautical Merit by the Government and Air Force of the Republic of Brazil at a ceremony in London on 23 October. Wing Commander McNair was of Brazilian origin but flew with the RAF on almost 500 missions during the Second World War, including the Battle of Britain. He was a renowned pilot, le... Read More

Historic England has added the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs in Cambridge, to the national Heritage at Risk Register following concerns about the condition of its historic fabric and ornate carved stonework. The Grade I listed church is one of the region's most distinctive places of worship. Its inclusion on the Register highlights the need for further investigation... Read More

The Catholic Union of Great Britain confirmed two new Patrons at their Annual General Meeting at the London Jesuit Centre on Tuesday, 3 November: Archbishop Richard Moth and Archbishop Leo Cushley. Professor Anthony McClaran was elected Chair of the Catholic Union of Great Britain succeeding Richard Collyer-Hamlin who had been in post since 2023 and Vice-Chair since 2018. Outgoing Chair, Richard C... Read More

This week's All Kinds of Catholic podcast episode is a special one. It was recorded live at our pod community's first online gathering, with guest Ruth Gledhill who is Assistant Editor at The Tablet. In the wide-ranging conversation, Ruth explains why she waited until her Anglican clergyman father had died before making her journey into the Catholic Church. She describes 'being welcomed with open ... Read More

Catholics in Fundraising (CIF) today welcomed Pope Leo XIV's November prayer intention, 'For the proper use of wealth,' and is encouraging Catholics to take time this month to pause, pray and reflect on their relationship with money, possessions and the resources entrusted to them. In his new Video Message 'Pray with the Pope' - November 2026: For the proper use of wealth, released today, the Holy... Read More

The Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), have issued the following statement in response to the 2026 Autumn Budget: In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo set out his vision for an "economy that values dignity", saying that economic freedom "must always be measured against the common good and the dignity of every person". It is through this lens that we analyse last week's Autumn Budget announcements ... Read More

An Armenian Bishop is set to pound the streets of London in a sponsored run for Christians who suffer persecution around the world. Bishop Hovakim Manukyan - Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland - is hoping to raise £5,000 when he takes part in the Battersea Park Half Marathon on 14th November. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) - th... Read More

All Souls' Day is traditionally a time for prayer and reflection. In his first Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Pope Leo XIV recalled that 'Christian faith, founded upon Christ's Paschal mystery, helps us to experience our memories as more than just a recollection of the past but also, and above all, as hope for the future'. Across the country, people are remembering those t... Read More