UK & Ireland

Medaille Trust has celebrated 20 years of providing restoration and support for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery at a celebratory Mass and reception at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. The charity, founded by Sr Ann Teresa SSJA with the support of Catholic Religious, began by providing hospitality and a safe house for vulnerable women working in street prostitution in Southampton in 20... Read More

Archbishop Eamon Martin, Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, and Archbishop John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh have issued the following statement this evening in response to the situation unfolding in Drumcree in Portadown, Northern Ireland, after a controversial Orange Order parade was given late-night legal clearance to march down the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first... Read More

Catholics interested in philanthropy, investment, estate planning or leaving a charitable legacy are being invited to join The Good Steward, a new series of free online seminars. The programme will explore how Catholic Social Teaching can help people make thoughtful and faith-informed decisions about their money and assets, not only during their lifetime but also through their estate. Catholic tea... Read More

JRR Tolkien, the Catholic writer, artist, scholar and linguist is to be honoured in Westminster Abbey in Poets' Corner alongside his close friend and fellow writer, CS Lewis. A major new memorial celebrating Tolkien's creative vision and storytelling by artist Stephen Broadbent will be revealed at a dedication ceremony in Spring 2027, which is also the 90th anniversary year of The Hobbit and 50th ... Read More

On Saturday, 10 October, thousands of pilgrims will gather in London to celebrate, worship, and bear witness to the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Adoremus, the name given to the National Eucharistic Congresses that periodically take place in England and Wales, is an invitation to Catholics, from the Bishops, to come together to renew their devotion to the Eucharistic Lord. There ... Read More

The now annual meeting of representatives of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, and the Church of Ireland House of Bishops, took place at the Columba Centre, Maynooth, on 21 September 2026. The meeting's wide-ranging discussions were set in the context of prayer and fellowship. After the meeting Bishop Brendan Leahy, who is a member of the Catholic Bishops' Council for Ecumenism and Dialogu... Read More

Members of the Westminster Cathedral Interfaith group attended a most interesting International Peace Day event at the Al-Khoei Foundation in Brondesbury Park recently. After a visit to the beautiful mosque where we were warmly welcomed by Imam Sheikh Mustafa and his family, we heard from various speakers including the local Archdeacon, the local Anglican priest, the Imam, Jewish and peace group... Read More

Caritas Deaf Service 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place in Westminster Cathedral this Saturday, 26th September at 2pm. Deaf people have been coming to signed and interpreted Masses on the Cathedral complex since before the second World War, probably longer. In 1976 the ministry with the Deaf Community officially became part of the Diocese. In 1976 we were called Ephphatha and led by Fr P... Read More

The Lay Community of St Benedict (LCSB) has elected Geoff O'Donoghue as its new Leader. He succeeds Adam Simon, who has served in the role for six years. Geoff has been a member of the Lay Community for more than 25 years. Together with his wife Jenny and their three children he has experienced the Community as a source of welcome, prayer and support through the changing seasons of family life. As... Read More

Trustees and collaborators from Catholics in Fundraising CIO (CiF) presented a copy of the recently published Catholic Generosity report to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in St Peter's Square following the Holy Father's General Audience on Wednesday. Presenting the report to Pope Leo, John Green, Chair of the charity, noted how the report spoke of the importance of making the Church's teaching on wealt... Read More

The Congregation of the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace (CSJP) joyfully celebrated the Profession of Perpetual Vows of Sister Liz Dodd, CSJP, yesterday, Saturday, September 19, 2026. The Mass of Thanksgiving and Profession took place at Sacred Heart Church in Carlton, Nottingham, concelebrated by Fr Joe Wheat and Fr Chris Tomas, with a homily delivered by Sheena George, CSJP. In her lifelong commitm... Read More

Michael Kelly from ACN Ireland wrote today: "A blessed Feast Day of the Korean Martyrs! ACN Ireland was privileged to welcome someone who has been described as a 'living martyr' to its offices for a few days last week. Cardinal Ernest Simoni is a 97-year-old Albanian cleric who survived nearly three decades of imprisonment, torture, and forced hard labour by the communist Hoxha regime in Albania.... Read More

Archbishop John Wilson will be celebrating a special Mass on the Feast of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, (Padre Pio), next Wednesday 23 September at 7pm, St George's Cathedral, Southwark. After Mass, there will be an opportunity to venerate a relic of St Padre Pio - a piece of cloth he once used to clean the wound in his side. Confession available from 6pm, before the Mass. . LINK St George's Cathedral... Read More

Minsteracres Passionist Retreat Centre, near Consett, on the border of Northumberland and Durham, and set within the picturesque 110-acre estate of rolling fields, woodlands, and peaceful gardens, was the setting for the Passionist Family Gathering from Monday 14th September 2026 to Thursday 17th September 2026. The gathering, the first of its kind, was an opportunity for the various components of... Read More