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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

Gospel of 30 April 2024 John 14:27-31 Jesus said to his disciples: 'Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me say: I am going away, and shall return. If you loved me you would have been glad to know that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told yo... Read More

His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed the Reverend David Waller as the next Ordinary and the first Bishop Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. His appointment follows the Holy Father's acceptance of the resignation submitted by Mgr Keith Newton. On hearing the news, Mgr Newton said: "I am delighted that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Father David Waller... Read More

Seventy-five years ago on 28th April 1949, St James Church in Spanish Place was consecrated in a ceremony lasting five-and-a-half hours and celebrated by no less than six bishops. On Sunday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols presided at a Mass commemorating the anniversary of this remarkable occasion. He gave thanks for the generations of Catholics who have received the sacraments and the clergy who have m... Read More

Ahead of Thursday's local elections in the UK, Cardinal Vincent Nichols encourages all to vote as 'another way in which we exercise responsibility' for the good of society. He addresses a special message to young people who may be eligible to vote for the first time, urging them to play their part and use their vote. He asks all the faithful to think carefully and prayerfully as we cast our vote i... Read More

Following Fr Gabriel Romanelli's harrowing and moving testimony about life in Gaza shared while he visited Scotland on Friday 26th April, Archbishop William Nolan, Archbishop of Glasgow, and Rev. Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, have signed a declaration issued by Justice & Peace Scotland, SCIAF and the Church of Scotland calling for an end to ... Read More

A new National Synodal Team for the Synodal Pathway in Ireland met for the first time today. Appointed by the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference at its Spring General Meeting in March, the team includes lay women and men, priests, religious, bishops and deacons. Father Declan Hurley, Administrator of Saint Mary's Parish, Navan, has been appointed chairperson of the team. At today's meeting, Fat... Read More

The Jesuit Refugee Service UK (JRS UK) has called for supporters to stand in solidarity with refugees, amid reports that the Home Office is launching a major operation to detain people in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda. Senior Policy Officer Sophie Cartwright said: "Right now, people who came to the UK in search of sanctuary are living in fear of this reckless attack on human rights. ... Read More

Opening this week: P21 Gallery presents We Are Not Numbers, an exhibition featuring works from talented Palestinian artists and storytellers, offering visitors a glimpse into the rich culture, heritage, and struggles of Palestinians' stories - the real life stories behind the media statistics. In addition to the visual displays, there will be panel discussions, film screenings, and interactive wor... Read More

Gospel of 29 April 2024 Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus exclaimed, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and t... Read More

The annual London Migrant Workers Mass will take place this year at St George's Cathedral, Southwark, on Monday 6 May. Migrants make a valuable contribution to life in the UK. The annual Mass is a celebration of how communities have been enriched by migration and the difference migrants make to wider society. The Mass will be led by Archbishop John Wilson, with bishops from the Diocese of Westmins... Read More

Vox Holloway Chamber Choir will be presenting a benefit concert for St Luke's Church on Saturday with: Byrd Mass for Four Voices Elgar's Sea Pictures (arranged by Harvey Brough) and Ralph Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs. Soloists will be: Eloise Irving, Imogen Parry, Faith Waddell, Rick Leigh, Maurice Wren, Steve Copeland and Daniel Moriyamo, piano. The choir director is Harvey Brough. Vox H... Read More