UK & Ireland

On Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Jim Curry visited St Vincent's Nursing Home in Eastcote for a celebration of the 64th Anniversary of the Ordination of Fr Brian Reynolds. The event gave a heartfelt thanks for the devoted ministry of Fr Brian, whose 64 years as a diocesan priest have been marked by faithful service, both in active parish ministry and in retirement. Fr Brian's Ministry Fr Brian was orda... Read More

Radio Maria England has announced that it has become Radio Maria United Kingdom (Radio Maria UK), reflecting the station's growing presence and its commitment to serving Catholics and people of faith across all four nations of the United Kingdom. Since launching in Cambridge in November 2019, Radio Maria has grown from a single studio into a multi-location broadcaster, opening a second studio in L... Read More

The Annual National Pilgrimage to the Shrine and and Well of St Winefride, Holywell, in northeast Wales, lead by the Bishop of Wrexham, Bishop Peter Malcolm Brignall, will take place on Sunday, 28 June 2026. The day will begin with a Procession at 2.30pm from St Winefride's Church, to the Well. At 3pm there will be Holy Mass at the Well followed by the Veneration of the relic of St Winefride and B... Read More

Volunteers from across the nation have been awarded a special honour from Pope Leo. The accolade - a papal blessing - is in recognition of their unwavering commitment to their communities for over 25 years. Hailing from various parts of England and Wales, the recipients have been honoured for their diverse contributions across a range of activities such as organising Lent and Harvest appeals, hos... Read More

The Community of the Passion held their first gathering of the year at Wistaston Hall in Crewe, over the weekend of 29th to 31st May 2026. Passionist Development Worker Paschal Somers writes: The Community of the Passion is a dispersed community of women and men, finding together a new way of being Passionist, under the auspices of the Passionist Province of Ireland and Britain. Married and single... Read More

The Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth near Guildford is making an unusual appeal for donations of surplus garden plants after one of its new novice monks expressed a desire to continue developing areas of the monastery grounds. The novice, who has a particular love of nature and gardening, finds working outdoors both rewarding and spiritually enriching. Gardening has become ... Read More

In his op ed in The Critic, Lord Alton writes about why there is no principled case for using the Parliament Acts to squeeze through assisted suicide laws and how much better it would be if advocates used their time and energy to campaign for comprehensive palliative care throughout the UK - and tackled the scandalous hospice funding crisis. The priority should be assisting and caring for the livi... Read More

This week's episode of All Kinds of Catholic, hosted by Theresa Alessandro, features a conversation with Josephine Siedlecka, founding editor of Independent Catholic News - 104: An invisible reporter telling the stories of our faith. Jo speaks about her family background and her faith journey, her work as a reporter and how ICN was started up. To listen to the episode, visit: https://substack.co... Read More

A major new study, 'Catholic Generosity', will be launched early this summer, offering the most comprehensive analysis to date of Catholic philanthropy, charitable activity, and wealth in the United Kingdom. Commissioned by Catholics in Fundraising (CiF), and prepared by Astarita Aldrich Ward, the report sets out, for the first time, an evidence-based picture of the Catholic charitable and philant... Read More

A thought-provoking illustrated talk will take place this June, inviting attendees to reconsider one of the most poignant moments in English Catholic history. In July 1538, during the upheaval of the Reformation, the revered statue of Our Lady of Walsingham was recorded as having been destroyed. For centuries, this event has symbolised the suppression of pilgrimage and devotion at one of England... Read More

Hundreds of pilgrims met at the same time in different parts of London on Saturday, to walk and pray the Rosary on every section of the 78-mile Capital Ring route that encircles the inner city. Organised by Radio Maria, who described the walk as "an invitation to take faith out of church buildings and into the streets, parks and green spaces of London, meeting the city where it is" - the trail too... Read More

Delegates from across England and Wales gathered in Cardiff for the 2026 National Board of Religious Inspectors and Advisers (NBRIA) Conference last week (13-15 May), a three-day event celebrating collaboration, innovation and hope in Catholic religious education. Representatives from dioceses, alongside colleagues from the Catholic Education Service, Catholic Association of Teachers, Schools and ... Read More

A community of Discalced Carmelite friars living in the Oxfordshire countryside has welcomed three young men into their priory for a week-long immersive experience, filmed for the Channel 5 documentary series 'Trading Places'. The programme follows the young men as they swap their everyday lives for the rhythm of prayer, silence, community, and manual work that defines the daily routine of the fri... Read More

The UK government has launched the Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), designed to support the repair of England's treasured places of worship and targeted at places of most need. A total of £92 million has been allocated to the fund over a four-year period, with £23 million per annum. The Places of Worship Renewal Fund was announced in January 2026 and is funded by the Department for Culture... Read More