UK & Ireland

This weekend, Viatores Christi, Ireland's leading lay missionary association, celebrates 65 years of dedicated service to mission, justice, and global solidarity. Established in the wake of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), the organisation was formed in recognition of the call to mission extended to all the baptised - a bold vision at a time when lay involvement in mission was still emergi... Read More

The Shakespeare scholar and author Clare Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, author of 'Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare', will speak on the Bard's use of the widespread double language generated by political censorship, this Sunday, 21 September. The talk will take place at St Mary's Church, 4 Holly Walk, Hampstead, London NW3 6QU, from 4-5pm. Admiss... Read More

Lord Alton of Liverpool was one of 17 people, including the driver, who were injured when a double decker bus crashed near Victoria Station two weeks ago. The 24 bus mounted the pavement and hit a barrier near a crowded bus stop at about 8.20am on Thursday 4 September. There were no fatalities. Lord Alton suffered a head injury and a broken spine. In spite of his serious injuries Lord Alton has re... Read More

The new Catholic Parish of Brighton & Hove was inaugurated on Sunday 14 September, with Mass at St John the Baptist Church, Kemptown, celebrated by Bishop Richard Moth and priests and deacons from across the new parish. Bishop Richard published a new Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton in January 2024. Called 'The Word Who is Life: The Call to Mission', the Plan creates vit... Read More

Writer and broadcaster Joanna Bogle will be leading the Catholic History Walk this Friday, September 19th. Meet at 2pm on the steps of St Patrick's Church, Soho Square. Nearest tube: Tottenham Park Road. No need to book - just turn up! We will explore Holborn and learn about Bishop Richard Challoner. ALL WELCOME! Bishop Challoner September was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Aposto... Read More

Catholics in Fundraising (CiF) invites charities, parishes, and schools across the UK to take part in a festive initiative celebrating creativity, community, and generosity: "The Most Beautiful Christmas Card" 2025. Anyone hoping to raise some charitable funds by selling Christmas cards will be pouring over designs now, even though Christmas is three months away, and here's a way to boost sales. ... Read More

Last weekend pilgrims completed a striking journey, walking from four corners of England and Wales, their routes tracing out a huge sign of the cross. The pilgrim ways, named for the four evangelists, converged at St Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. The voices of many of those pilgrims feature in this week's episode of the All Kinds of Catholic podcast. Podcast host, Theresa Alessandro, travelle... Read More

When Antonia Salzano and Andrea Acutis brought their newborn son to the Church of Our Lady of Dolours on Fulham Road for baptism, just fifteen days after his birth in 1991, they could never have imagined that, only thirty-four years later, Carlo would be declared a saint by the Pope. Even more remarkable is the fact that same church would one day be overflowing with worshippers gathered for a Mass... Read More

There was a double celebration on Saturday 13th September, when Fr Edward Carroll marked both his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood and his 92nd birthday. Friends, family and members of the Neocatechumenal Way, to which he belongs, joined him for a special Mass in the chapel of Nazareth House in north London. Fr Edward is often known as Fr Teave, a family nickname. He is a priest of... Read More

To mark Pope Leo XIV's 70th birthday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to the Holy Father to assure him of the deepest prayers, filial devotion, and unity of the faithful in our lands. Pope Leo's birthday falls on Sunday, 14 September, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. "The Church in England and Wales gives thanks to God for your life and vocation," writes Cardinal Nichols. "We pl... Read More

A message from Care Not Killing states: Almost two thirds of the 90 speakers in today's Lords Second Reading debate spoke against the Leadbeater Bill, with 85 speeches still to come next Friday (19 September). Many important points came up, but we want to highlight these six: Lord Hacking said his postbag had been almost exclusively opposed to the Bill, and many Peers made a point of thanking tho... Read More

The parish church of St Mary's, Harborne - just five minutes' walk from the Jesuit novitiate - was filled with joy as four European novices professed their first vows in the Society of Jesus, after two years of formation at the Birmingham Novitiate last Saturday, 6 September. The occasion brought together Jesuits, family, friends, and parishioners, alongside major Superiors and representatives fro... Read More

Fr Kensy Joseph SJ professed his Final Vows as a Jesuit at Farm Street Church in Mayfair, surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Jesuits on Sunday, 17 August. These vows, taken after the final stage of Jesuit formation called Tertianship, mark not only the culmination of nearly two decades of preparation, but also a lifelong commitment to the Society of Jesus and its mission in service of Chris... Read More

A new exhibition at Hull History Centre from 9-20 September 2025 highlights the courageous actions of Clare Walsh, born in Hull in 1896 and later known as Sister Agnes Walsh DC, a Daughter of Charity of St Vincent de Paul who risked her life to shelter the Jewish Cremieux family during Nazi-occupied France. Alongside the Sister Servant, Sister Granier, she provided refuge and education for the chi... Read More