UK & Ireland

The Most Reverend Richard Moth was installed as the Twelfth Archbishop of Westminster during a Mass of Installation at Westminster Cathedral at 12 noon today, 14 February. A Service of Solemn Vespers had been held in the Cathedral on Friday evening, attended by clergy, religious, and representatives of schools, parishes and Catholic organisations from across the Diocese of Westminster. At the Inst... Read More

Faith leaders in Wales have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the Government's proposed assisted suicide legislation and urging the Senedd to withhold legislative consent to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The proposed bill is scheduled to be debated, and 'consent' voted upon, in the Senedd on 24th February 2026. In their statement, leaders from Christian, Jewish, Mus... Read More

There will be the Blessing of an engaged couple on the eve of St Valentine's Day, Friday 13 February at 2pm a the Shrine of the holy relics of Saint Valentine in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Whitefriar Street, Dublin. Following the blessing, Bishop Denis Nulty will celebrate Mass at 3pm. This service will be livestreamed at 2pm on the Irish Catholic Bishops' Facebook page. Following the bless... Read More

As debates about Britain's history, race, and responsibility continue to surface, Quakers in Britain co-hosted a discussion in Parliament exploring what reparations might mean in practice. The event, 'Approaches to Reparations: Faith-Based, Community, and Grassroots Perspectives,' was co-hosted yesterday by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Afrikaan Reparations and chaired by Bell Ribeir... Read More

A Message on behalf of the Rt Rev Kenneth Nowakowski OBE, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London reads: 'As we approach the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces, we continue to hold in our thoughts all those affected by this unjust and deadly war, and we remain hopeful that it will soon come to an end and that peace foun... Read More

A former employee who stole almost £100,000 from the Diocese of Westminster, has avoided an immediate prison sentence when her case was heard on Friday, 6 February, at Southwark Crown Court. Mother of four, Francisca Yawson was given a suspended sentence of two years in prison, and ordered to pay £1,000, complete 150 hours of unpaid work, and undertake 15 hours of a rehabilitation requirement So... Read More

Bishop Michael Router Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh and chair of the Council for Healthcare of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference. welcomes Pope Leo's XIV message for the 34th World Day of the Sick in the following statement: On Wednesday, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, we mark Pope Leo XIV's 2026 message for the 34th World Day of the Sick. This year the Church is invited to contemplate the... Read More

Pope Leo, speaking to young people last November said, "There's nothing that can replace true human presence, being with one another." The All Kinds of Catholic podcast community are gathering in person on Saturday 21st March. The podcast is created and hosted by Theresa Alessandro and is available on all the usual platforms. In each episode, Theresa is in conversation with a different Catholic gu... Read More

Radio Maria England has announced the launch of Catholic Celebs, a new monthly one-hour radio programme exploring the lives, faith, and personal journeys of well-known Catholics from the world of entertainment and public life. At a time when interest in faith and religious practice is growing, Catholic Celebs offers a fresh and engaging space for familiar voices to speak openly about the role of f... Read More

On Saturday, 7th February, the Emmanuel Centre in Westminster hosted the far-right political party Advance UK. The Emmanuel Centre is a well-known Christian venue, affiliated with Emmanuel Church. Last year, among other events, they hosted ecumenical prayers at the start of the March For Life. Advance UK, whose members include Tommy Robinson, said the event hosted in the building on Saturday was t... Read More

Following the Mass in Thanksgiving for Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Caritas Westminster reflects on his incredible leadership of Catholic social action during his time as Archbishop of Westminster - in our diocese and beyond. Spurred by Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the UK in 2010, Cardinal Nichols led the Bishops of England and Wales in discerning how best to encourage social action among the faithfu... Read More

St Benedict's School is hosting its first Women in Leadership Conference on Friday 13 March 2026. The one-day event is designed for women preparing for leadership, middle and senior leaders and anyone with the ambition to step into a leadership role. St Benedict's School, Ealing, will host its first Women in Leadership Conference on Friday 13 March 2026, marking a significant milestone in the sch... Read More

Bishop Bosco MacDonald, Bishop of Clifton and Lead Bishop for Marriage and Family Life for the Bishops' Conference, has praised the "ordinary heroism of married love, and the strength of family life" in a message to mark Marriage Week that runs from 7-14 February 2026. "Love has a purpose," says Bishop MacDonald. "Love is sustained by choice as well as by affection. It is a promise lived again eac... Read More

This week, during their annual spring retreat at the International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine in Knock, Co Mayo in the Archdiocese of Tuam, the Bishops of Ireland formally launched a new monstrance (pictured) at a special prayer gathering. This new Vocations Monstrance will be used to gather the faithful for prayerful Eucharistic adoration for vocations to the priesthood and to religious life.... Read More