Prayers offered for crew and families of ship hijacked by Houthi forces
The chaplain for Filipinos in London has offered prayers, hope and encouragement for the crew of the Galaxy Leader who
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Durham survey reveals differing responses of Catholic laity to abuse crisis
A third of Catholics who previously went to Mass have reduced their attendance or stopped going altogether as a result
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Diocese of Brentwood publishes results of ‘Bishop Alan Listens’ research report
Last summer Bishop Alan Williams of Brentwood, in partnership with the Margaret Beaufort Institute, invited Catholics who no longer regularly
Read moreCardinal’s homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2023, given at Westminster Cathedral
On this night we mark the most celebrated birth in all history: the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Bethlehem, the
Read moreCardinal Dolan of New York reflects on faith of Irish Catholics during Mass Rock service in Killarney
Today, Irish American Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York celebrated Mass at a ‘Mass rock’ in Killarney, County Kerry during
Read moreArchbishop of Birmingham to be Principal Celebrant at Harvington Hall centenary Mass
Elizabethan manor house, Harvington Hall, is a shining example of the power of Catholic evangelisation. Every September hundreds of pilgrims
Read moreFormer Mayor of London receives papal knighthood from HE Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has presented Vincent Keaveny CBE with a papal knighthood of the order of St Gregory the Great
Read moreHelp “get each other to Heaven” Cardinal tells 400 couples at Westminster Cathedral Mass for Matrimony 2023
Last Saturday, the focus in the Diocese of Westminster was with over 400 couples who gathered at Westminster Cathedral to
Read moreUkrainian Liturgy to be celebrated in Liverpool cathedral for peace in Ukraine and God’s blessing on host city of Eurovision
A Ukrainian Rite Catholic Solemn Liturgy is to be celebrated at Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral this Sunday, 30th April, at 3.00
Read moreSupporters of Missio and the Mill Hill Missionaries ‘Red Box’ charity invited to Birmingham Diocesan Mass
Many of us will be familiar with the Red Boxes used to collect kind donations, usually found in our homes,
Read moreFrom the rising of the sun to its setting, the celebration of the Mass is our bridge to God, says Joseph Kelly
It seems hard to believe that it was more than two years ago now that all our Catholic Churches closed
Read moreWhy we shouldn’t pay too much attention to stories of a crisis in clergy numbers and parish closures, says Joseph Kelly
A decade or so ago, when I first started editing The annual Catholic Directory of England & Wales, there was
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