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The Archdiocese of Glasgow has announced the death of Fr Desmond Broderick, who was 'a hugely popular pastor.' Fr Broderick was born in Glasgow in 1924 and educated at St Conval's Primary School and Holyrood Secondary School, and at St Mary's College, Blairs. He was called up for army service during World War II. Following army service, Fr Broderick resumed his seminary training and was ordained i... Read More

"Instead of discussing this dangerous and ideological policy, we should be talking about how to fix the UK's broken and patchy palliative care system so everyone can have a dignified death - a view shared by the Health and Social Care Committee." Speaking ahead of Monday's Westminster Hall debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia, Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing described it as a mis... Read More

The Catholic Education Service and Catholic Union have welcomed the decision by the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, to lift the cap on new free schools in England. The decision paves the way for Catholic free schools to open, having previously been excluded under the 50 percent cap or 'rule' which would have forced schools to turn away some Catholic pupils. Ms Keegan is expected to announce t... Read More

A brave Catholic seminarian who spent his pastoral placement ministering in India's remote, cobra-infested jungle will be ordained a priest next week. Deacon Santosh Kumar has been ministering in the parish Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kalpahad, North Andaman, where parishioners regularly walk six km (three miles) through dangerous forests to attend Sunday Mass. But Deacon Kumar and the parish prie... Read More

An innovative evangelisation programme in the Archdiocese of Southwark has led to four staff members in Catholic schools being received into the Catholic Church. The project, called 'Come and see' invites non-Catholic staff in schools to join a bespoke Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programme, where they are supported within school to be received into the Church. It began in 2023 an... Read More

It was a shocking and painful "no" vote by the United States to veto a draft declaration at the United Nations (UN) Security Council recognizing Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the US veto and said it was "unfair, unethical, and unjustified." Twelve members of the Security Council approved the recommendation to the 193-member UN Gener... Read More

Gospel of 1 May 2024 John 15:1-8 Jesus said to his disciples: 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more. You are pruned already, by means of the word that I have spoken to you. Make your home in me, as I make mine in you. As a branch cannot bear fruit all by i... Read More

In his prayer intention this month, Pope Francis asks us to pray for men and women religious, and seminarians. "Every vocation," he reminds us, "is like a 'diamond in the rough' that needs to be polished," through a journey of ongoing growth, for "formation does not end at a certain moment, but continues throughout life." The Pope Video, produced by the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, helps us re... Read More

The whole Catholic Church should listen more to the victims and survivors of clerical child abuse and the experience of affected parish communities and consider appropriate action, a new report says. The Cross of the Moment report is based on research led by Durham University's Centre for Catholic Studies. It is the first study of how the abuse crisis has impacted the whole Catholic community in E... Read More

General Manager Salary circa £43 to 47K depending on experience and qualifications Full time and Permanent 42 hrs/week incl. occasional Saturday mornings Minsteracres is an Ecumenical Retreat Centre open to people of all faiths and none set in a beautiful 110 acre estate in Northumberland. We are looking for a General Manager to fulfil this strategic role who has a proven track record of leading ... Read More

It was in the course of a conversation with Dr Anna Abram, Principal of the Margaret Beaufort Institute, that somehow we found ourselves talking about eucharistic prayers. As a result, Anna unexpectedly invited me to lead a Study Day on the topic on 4th May. As I began to put thoughts together for the Day, my mind was taken back to the1960s when new eucharistic prayers were introduced alongside th... Read More

The SVP Deaf Centre Newcastle, will be hosting their 'DC Make some Noise!' event next month to coincide with the 2024 International Week of Deaf Awareness. The event will take place at the centre on Friday 10th May where the deaf, hard of hearing (HoH), and hearing audiences are welcome to celebrate. Adult networking will run 4pm - 9pm, with TED Talk speakers presenting 5pm - 6pm. In 2023 Dr Megan... Read More

An atmospheric scenario of Film Noir confronts the viewer with cinematic gloom, in this riveting study of light and dark of Caravaggio's art. 'The Martyrdom of St Ursula' , painted in 1610, on loan from Naples, is exhibited in room 46 alongside 'Salome Receives the Head of St John the Baptist,' another powerful late work in the National Gallery's permanent Collection, and 17th century literary acc... Read More

On 29 April 2024, the following statement of Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, was uploaded to the UN website on the Commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Due to a shortage of time, a number of delegations were unable to deliver their statements in the General Assembly Hal... Read More