News Archive
by Fr Nicholas Schofield, Diocesan Archivist
Launceston, 'the gateway to Cornwall, is a charming town situated two miles west of the river Tamar, the natural border that almost makes Cornwall into an island. Launceston was an important thorou...Read more
By Sr Clement DoranÂ
I am very happy to share with you some personal reflections on the World Meeting of Families, hosted by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, in August. Thankfully, it coincided with my visit to our retired priests in Ireland and my...Read more
by Roger Carr-Jones,
Marriage and Family Life Coordinator
One of the joys of being the Marriage and Family Life Coordinator is that, despite my not being physically able to join others at the World Meeting of Families (WMF),
I can share in it...Read more
Alan Mordue, nominated the Pauline Books and Media for Retail Group of the Year at the Christian Resources Together Conference in Swanwick.
To the sisters' suprise, the nomination was greatly supported by members from
the predominantly Evang...Read more
Through the International Citizen Service (ICS), Emily McGoohan, a young parishioner of Ss Alban and Stephen Parish in St Albans, volunteered with the charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) for 10 weeks in rural Cambodia, where she worked on a l...Read more
by Ciaran Webb
On Tuesday 10th July, 22Â
St Columba's Lower Sixth students gathered in the foyer of Terminal Two at London Heathrow, filled with eager anticipation of the long trip ahead. We had spent many months planning for this moment,...Read more
Adoremus: the Eucharistic Congress marked a beginning in the revitalisation of Eucharistic devotion in this country. How beautiful it was to see hundreds of people processing through the streets of Liverpool behind Our Blessed Lord, truly present ...Read more
Years 4, 5 and 6 pupils from
St John Fisher Primary School, Pinner, took part in a Blessed Sacrament Procession led by
Fr Graham Stokes from St John Fisher Church, North Harrow.
It encouraged pupils to develop a deeper understanding of the place ...Read more
Founded on the Catholic Church's vision for marriage and family life, and sensitive to the complex reality of family today, the Companion aims to support parishes, schools and chaplaincies in their interface with families, identifying take-oÂff...Read more
By Fr David Stewart SJ
Recently, at the National Adoremus Eucharistic Congress, large numbers of the faithful visited the Pope's Prayer Network exhibition stall and that of our colleagues from Dublin, the Sacred Heart Messenger, the Jesuit-ru...Read more
Bishop Paul McAleenan, the lead Catholic Bishop for Migration and Asylum has welcomed a call from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the World Council of Churches, for Christians to stand against the rising tide of xenophob...Read more
With the Church being criticised from all sides, belonging to a group of strongly-supportive Catholics has never been more important.
John Mulligan, President of Province 14 explains: 'The Catenians are an association of Catholic laymen who are ...Read more
'Surprised, overwhelmed, very emotional and a great honour' is how Bernard Lavery described the feeling when he was made a Knight of St Gregory. Bernard has been successfully coordinating logistics for the Lourdes pilgrims, abled and less able...Read more
by Fr Peter Michael Scott
In his recent visit to Ireland, Pope Francis said that, while technology had merit and could bring people together if used with 'moderation and prudence', it could also be guilty of 'imprisoning us in a virtual rea...Read more
by Fr Lawrence Lew OP
Almost a decade ago, when I was in Rome for a General Chapter of the Dominican Order, I was invited to visit the Dominican nuns in their monastery on Monte Mario, close to the Vatican. I had little idea of the treasures safe...Read more
by Paolo Greco
For those unfamiliar with the name, Mary's Meals is a charity that provides meals in schools for poor, sick and malnourished children all over the world. These children would not have the chance to receive an education if Mary'...Read more