An epiphany blog and appeal from the SVP… Epiphany is a powerful word. It’s an instant of revelation, a pivotal moment of realisation when truth becomes manifest.For people of faith, Epiphany takes on added significance as the affirmation of the divinity of the baby...
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Lenten message from Bishop Mark O’Toole
Lenten Pastoral Message from the Bishop of Plymouth, the Right Reverend Mark O’Toole, Chair of the Department of Evangelisation and Discipleship ...
The Flickering light of Christianity in the Holy Land
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" John 1:5 As we look ahead to celebrating the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem more than two millennia ago, BISHOP MICHAEL LANGRISH reflects on the vulnerable Christian communities that remain in the...
Toolkit Helps Campaign Against Asylum Bill
The St Vincent de Paul Society and the Jesuit Refugee Service have published a Campaign Toolkit on the Nationality and Borders Bill. The toolkit has been produced as an essential resource for Catholic communities across the country working to achieve social justice.It...
Talk Examines Link Between Conflict And Climate Change
The Justice and Peace Commission is delighted to welcome Pax Christi England and Wales schools and youth education officer Aisling Griffin as the speaker for its January meeting, which will be held via Zoom. Since joining Pax Christi, part of Aisling’s work has been...
In-Work Poverty ‘Blights Lives’ Of Children And Young People
The apprehension and fear of a generation has been laid bare in a new report compiled by the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) on the effects of in-work poverty on children and young people. The report pulls together existing research on in-work poverty and captures...
CAUSE Celebrates £10,000 Windfall
A charity that has helped struggling Teesside families for more than 30 years is celebrating its biggest-ever windfall. The CAUSE Foundation– which began life as Catholics Against Unemployment and Social Evils – says the £10,000 donation from the Mary Strand...
Historic Mass Celebrated At Beverley Minster
A historic event took place in Beverley on Sunday October 2 when a Catholic Mass was celebrated in the Minster for the first time since the Reformation. The service was to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the death of St John of Beverley. Bishop Terry was the principal...
Bishop Terry’s December Voice Column
“The Synod is a process of spiritual discernment, of ecclesial discernment, that unfolds in adoration, in prayer and in dialogue with the word of God. God’s word is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit,...








