UK & Ireland

The Sacred Heart & St Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Dereham, Norfolk, celebrated a momentous milestone on 25 July - 100 years of faith, service, and community. The centenary celebration began at 6pm with a solemn Mass, presided over by Bishop Peter Collins as the principal celebrant and concelebrated by priests. The Church was filled with joy as parishioners gathered in worship. Bishop Pet... Read More

Archbishop Dermot Farrell issued the following statement today in response to a spate of racist attacks on members of the Indian community in Dublin. Recent attacks on members of the Indian community in Dublin have been truly shocking. These unprovoked attacks on people, including a child, who were apparently targeted solely because of their ethnic identity, have generated understandable fear and ... Read More

'It turns out that preaching is going to be the easy bit. What I'm struggling the most with is prayer.' This week's conversation on the All Kinds of Catholic podcast features Anna, speaking here about her decision to become a Lay Dominican, after 20 years of resistance to 'nudging' from God. This week, in his address to Catholic Digital Missionaries and Influencers, Pope Leo said, 'We have a duty ... Read More

Accomplished yachtsman and seafaring charity supporter Russ Fairman, who undertook an epic 70-day, 2,433-mile voyage around Britain to raise awareness of the work of maritime charity Stella Maris, has been honoured with the esteemed British Citizen Award (BCA) at the Palace of Westminster. Russ, a long-standing supporter of Stella Maris, was presented with the coveted BCA Medal of Honour for Servi... Read More

More than 2000 Catholics gathered at Oscott College for the first-ever WeBelieve Festival of Catholic life, music and culture, from 25 - 28 July. The festival presented many of the different movements, ministries and creative expressions of the Catholic faith in the UK, across many venues set up around the historic college - from Charismatic worship to the Latin Mass, Syro-Malabar vespers and tra... Read More

St Peter's Italian Church in Clerkenwell, central London, celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a joyful Mass, a colourful procession and street festival on 20 July. Fr Andrea Fulco and Fr Giuseppe De Caro were the concelebrants at the Mass, together with another Pallottine priest from Italy, Fr Marcello Saporito, and other Westminster clergy. Organist Christopher Aguas Pacol. led ... Read More

Archbishop John Wilson celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for the 30th anniversary of his Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood on Friday at St George's Cathedral, Southwark. Clergy, family, friends and parishioners all joined Archbishop John in giving thanks to God for the gift of the priesthood. People from dioceses across the country, and around the Archdiocese of Southwark, travelled to St George... Read More

More than 80 catechists, mostly from parishes in West London and Spelthorne, gathered with Cardinal Vincent Nichols last Saturday, for the first Jubilee Day for Catechists to be held this year. The event was organised and led by the Agency for Evangelisation with colleagues from Caritas Westminster and Westminster Youth Ministry team. It was held at St Gregory the Great parish in South Ruislip - t... Read More

Gerry Teague was awarded the Benemerenti Medal at his parish of St Joseph's, Wealdstone, Westminster Diocese on 13 July. Family and friends saw him being given the papal medal by parish priest Fr Thomas Malal SDS. In his supporting statement, Fr Malal focused on Gerry's contribution to parish life for more than four decades - including as a Eucharistic Minister and in the Music Ministry, including... Read More

Russell Fairman, who undertook a marathon sailing pilgrimage around the UK in 2023 to raise funds and awareness for Stella Maris, is among 27 individuals to be honoured with the British Citizen Award (BCA) at the Palace of Westminster next Thursday. The Medal Presentation, set for Thursday 24th July, will see Russell receive the coveted BCA Medal of Honour for Services to Volunteering & Charit... Read More

Following the recent parliamentary debate and vote on the Assisted Dying Bill on 20 June, the Conference of Religious England and Wales (CoR) has continued to provide space for members and their colleagues to reflect, respond, and discern next steps through its ongoing Care Forum series. Two recent meetings, an online session on 11 June and the Care Forum on 25 June, focused specifically on the im... Read More

Padre Andrea and Padre Giuseppe welcome you and your friends to join the celebrations for the Festa della Madonna del Carmine this Sunday 20th July at St Peter's Italian Church! The historic procession, which dates back to the 1880s, will begin right outside St Peter's Italian Church on Clerkenwell Road at 1.30pm. The Madonna and statues of the Saints from the church will be paraded through the ... Read More

Catholic Peoples Week organiser Brid Fitzpatrick writes: We're just a month away from our Summer All-Age week and I'm really looking forward to it. The theme is Where is God in the Climate Crisis. Mari and the team have got lots of exciting things planned - included a Dark Skies star-gazing session. The centre, Whithaugh Park is in beautiful Scottish Borders. It has its own indoor swimming pool an... Read More

A beautiful Mass and celebration took place at Our Lady Help of Christians in Kentish Town, north London, on Friday evening, the Feast of St Benedict, for the Golden Jubilee of priestly ordination of Fr John Deehan. Bishop Jim Curry (one of Fr John's former students at Allen Hall) was the chief celebrant. The church was filled with relatives, friends, parishioners and fellow clergy from: St Edmund... Read More