UK & Ireland

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

Do you want to discover where our new Pope is coming from? Two events at Boarbank can help you. Thinking Faith: Why Leo? 26th July-2nd August. Do you want a holiday? And a retreat? And stimulating conversation? With only one week to spare? Thinking Faith offers a rich mix of social activity, prayer and discussion, hosted in our comfortable Guest House and beautiful grounds, on the doorstep of the... Read More

This month, St Mary's College, Oscott, in collaboration with The Guild of Our Lady of Ransom is hosting WeBelieve, a festival of Catholic Life, celebrating the Jubilee Year of Hope. You are warmly invited to join us from 25-28 July for what promises to be a wonderful experience. WeBelieve has been designed with parishes and families in mind, as an opportunity to receive inspiring faith formation ... Read More

Nursing students from the University of Brighton will join a week-long pilgrimage to Lourdes this July, supporting people living with serious health needs and disabilities as part of a distinctive international placement. Every year, between four and six million pilgrims visit Lourdes, one of the world's most significant Catholic pilgrimage sites in southwest France. Many travel in search of spiri... Read More

The 50th Anniversary of the Consecration of Worth Abbey Church takes place this Saturday, 12th July. This significant milestone marks five decades of faith, hope, and unity, during which the Abbey Church has served as a spiritual home for countless individuals. These years have also been a period of remarkable achievement and growth in Worth's mission. This celebration is an opportunity to reflect... Read More

What does it mean to be a parish today? It's more than a building or a Sunday routine; it's a place where faith is lived in community with others. As the Church teaches in Sacrosanctum Concilium, local parishes are 'the visible Church constituted throughout the world.' That truth came to life on 21 June at St Teresa of the Child Jesus in Borehamwood, where parishioners gathered to mark the 100th A... Read More

In a tightly contested match today (Wednesday), the Vatican cricket team narrowly defeated St Mary's University, Twickenham, by two wickets with just two balls to spare at Teddington Cricket Club's scenic ground in Bushy Park. The high-energy T20 match saw St Mary's bat first, setting a challenging total of 149 for 6 after 20 overs. The side included a mix of lecturers and students, including Isa... Read More

Catholics in Fundraising welcome the publication of Render Unto Caesar by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, a timely reflection on taxation through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. The document's emphasis on human dignity, solidarity, and the common good is both necessary and commendable. However, as Catholic fundraisers and stewards of charitable mission, it would have b... Read More

The Department for Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has today, 8 June, released a new publication on taxation called Render unto Caesar. The document offers 12 insightful chapters from economists, academics and experts in the field, covering a wide range of topics, such as the principles that should underlie taxation from a Catholic-Christian perspective, tax... Read More

The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía, Pope Leo's representative to the Church in the UK, celebrated an historic Catholic Mass in Canterbury Cathedral on Monday, commemorating the Translation of St Thomas of Canterbury. The packed congregation included many church and state dignitaries, among them the Lord Mayor of Canterbury, Keji Moses, Dr Caroline Hull, director of Aid to the C... Read More

The annual 'Come and See' inquiry day for men discerning a vocation to the diocesan priesthood will take place this Sunday 13 July, at the Knock House Hotel, Co Mayo. Ahead of the day, Bishop Phonsie Cullinan of Waterford and Lismore, who also serves as chair of the Council for Vocations of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, said: "There is something happening in the Irish Church. "An incre... Read More

Neil Roper at CAFOD writes: Join our team of religious sisters and friends as they run around the iconic Formula One track at Silverstone later this year. For Sisters Lynne fcj and MaryAnne fcj, dedicated supporters of CAFOD, this year's Silverstone 5K will be their second go at running at the British home of Formula One racing. You could be there with them at this amazing event, set in a truly ic... Read More

The Holy Father Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Bernard Longley, the Archbishop of Birmingham, to two Vatican Dicasteries. The Archbishop will serve as a member of both the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. On learning of his appointment, Archbishop Longley said: "I regard it as a privilege to serve the Holy See as a member of the Dicaste... Read More