Pope Francis will preside at the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, which takes place in St Peter’s Square on Thursday (January 5) at 8am UK time.The body of the Pope Emeritus has been lying in St Peter’s Basilica so the faithful can pay...
Bishop Terry has issued the following message following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict at the age of 95... "Over the last few days we have heard the news of Pope Emeritus Benedict’s deteriorating health. "Even so, it is with sadness that we heard of his death at...
Pope Francis has called on everyone to “renew our closeness to the battered Ukrainian people” and to persevere in “prayer for these our brothers and sisters who are suffering so much”. The Pope’s words came just before he gave his final blessing at the Wednesday...
ADoRE Christmas worship online is holding a special one-hour Christmas worship session on Saturday December 17 from 11am to noon.“O come, let us ADoRE Him” is a one-hour programme of seasonal Scripture readings, prayers, carols and other worship songs.It’s designed to...
David Cross, our adult formation coordinator, has put together a beautiful nine-day Advent retreat, beginning on Saturday and running all the way to Christmas Day...
St Francis of Assisi’s prayer “Who Are You, O God, and Who am I?” is the focus of a retreat at the Franciscan Centre Ladywell in January.In listening as Francis did to God’s self-revelation, we are able to come to a deeper appreciation and understanding of ourselves...
Mary’s Meals Doubles the Love this winter Donations to school feeding charity Mary’s Meals this winter will be doubled by a group of generous supporters, up to £1.5m – meaning the public’s kindness will go even further to reach more desperately hungry children...
Deep down inside the human spirit there is a flame of hope. Sometimes that hope can be expressed crudely in wanton restlessness or it can be enshrined in persevering heroic trust against the odds. It is not optimism, though, like Mr Micawber, but genuine hope is...
As Christmas approaches, many of us will be with our loved ones at this special time for families.Most seafarers will not. At best, they may be in port with access to internet and mobile connections. At worst, they will be at sea with no opportunity to contact their...
