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Former Irish President visits Convent of Jesus and MaryThe first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson visited the Convent of Jesus and Mary in March to talk to pupils about the fight against climate change and its impact on human rights. Mary, wh...
more - Main NewsAward-winning parish centre in Ware
by Deacon Adrian Cullen Ware Parish set out to use its Growing in Faith funds to re-build its parish centre, under the guidance of Fr John Gray. Parishioners were very generous in their support, contributing towards the £400k needed to build t...
more - Main NewsInside the hospice: Clean living and assisted suicide
by Fr Peter Michael Scott Recently I had a vegan ‘clean living’ dinner with my brother, his wife and two guests. An extra participant was Tilly, my brother’s shipoodle. Tilly is a clever hound: if you are a dog lover she automatically get...
more - Main NewsCelebrating generations of Catholic worship in Royston
On Sunday 24th March, parishioners from St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs Church gathered to celebrate one hundred years since its opening in the town of Royston, Hertfordshire. The foundation for the church was laid on the A10 Lon...
more - Main NewsPope's Prayer Intention: May 2019
by Fr David Stewart SJ In this May-time, we have continued to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection and we will conclude the month with his Ascension, which of course brings us his absolute promise to remain with us in a new, original way. In our...
more - Marriage & FamilyUK National Marriage Week 13th – 19th May 2019
This year’s Marriage Week theme is ‘Recipe for a Healthy Marriage’. The ingredients for that recipe are: Kindness; Friendship; Commitment; Forgiveness; Intimacy; Tolerant communication. It works on two levels, to get couples thinking abou...
more - ArchbishopSri Lanka: Risen Lord is present to all who suffer
Easter Sunday is a day of peace. This affirmation was shattered by the series of suicide bombs detonated in Sri Lanka on that very morning. Three of the bombs targeted Catholic churches where crowds had gathered for Mass celebrating the Re...
more - ArchbishopCardinal offers prayers for victims of Sri Lankan attacks
Following news of multiple explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, which have claimed at least 137 lives and left many injured, Cardinal Vincent has written to Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith, Sri Lan...
more - Main NewsArchbishop of Paris sends message of gratitude
Paris, 16 ‘“Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people,” says your God.’ (Is 40, 1) These words of the prophet resonate deeply this Holy Week, the week in which we accompany the Lord Jesus in his Passion and death and as he prepares our hearts for...
more - ArchbishopChurch leaders call on government to address Christian persecution and promote religious freedom
In a joint Catholic and Church of England response to the government-commissioned independent review of Foreign and Commonwealth Office support for persecuted Christians, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby argued th...
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