A few weeks ago I received an unexpected email from Bishop Paul McAleenan, Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Westminster, who wrote: 'We have received the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis from Assisi and they are destined for your parish.' I...
Sea Sunday, which this year falls on 11th July, is the Church's annual day of prayer for all those who live and work at sea and their families. It is marked on the second Sunday of July. Sea Sunday is a special time for Stella Maris (formerly...
Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has added his voice of opposition to an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that would legalise the free choice of abortion without restriction: 'Diana Johnson MP has...
We celebrate Day for Life on Sunday 20 The fragility of life and the reality of death has been brought into sharp focus during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the UK alone, more than 126,000 people have died from Covid-19. Yet in the face of such...
Catholic Church - Cardinal on bereavement as Covid deaths pass 100,000 in the UK Cardinal Vincent spoke to LBC Radio's Matt Frei on Saturday 30 Cardinal Vincent talks about isolation, poverty, sickness, death and mourning in this time of...