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Retreat explores being God’s beloved

by Michael McG | Jun 8, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation, Event Calendar, Talks, Retreats and Lectures

Catholics are being invited to take part in an online afternoon of prayer and reflection exploring one of the most fundamental truths of the Christian life: that each person is beloved by God.Organised by the School for Synodality, the Zoom event, on Saturday June 27,...

Biblical scholar to deliver Ushaw lecture

by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2026 | Appeals and Special Events, Evangelisation, Talks, Retreats and Lectures, Ushaw College

A leading biblical scholar will deliver the Bishop Dunn Memorial Lecture at Ushaw later this month.The Centre for Catholic Studies (CCS) at Durham University has announced that booking is now open for the annual lecture, which will be given by Paula Gooder, Canon...

Pope asks prayers ‘for values of sports’

by Michael McG | Jun 4, 2026 | Pope Leo XIV, The Pope Video

Just days before one of the largest sporting events, the FIFA World Cup, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history”.Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope campaign,...

Pope’s first encyclical now available to read

by Michael McG | Jun 2, 2026 | Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is available to read online via the Vatican website here. The Catholic Truth Society has put together a series of resources to help equip lay...

Archbishop welcomes Pope’s first encyclical

by Michael McG | May 25, 2026 | Catholic Bishop's Conference, Encyclicals, Pope Leo XIV

President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Richard Moth, has welcomed the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas. “I welcome today’s publication of Pope Leo’s first...