The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, is visiting the UK this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem’s Lieutenancy in…
'I've seen Christmas trees made out of plastic water bottles. The cook will prepare a special meal and the shipping company may give an extra allowance for this. People of all faiths will come together to celebrate a feast day. Some who have time…
This evening we pray for the seven priests and two deacons of this Diocese who have died in the last twelve months. As we do so we hear the words of the Gospel: 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your heritage the kingdom prepared…
Act now! On Wednesday, 16th October, the House of Commons will hear the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. Lead Bishop for Life Issues, Bishop John Sherrington, has called for Catholics to unite in…
The name of St Thérèse of Lisieux is almost synonymous with her well-known ‘Little Way of Spiritual Childhood’. To many, this could only sound sentimental. However, to those who explore this ‘way’ soon find that Thérèse had understood…