Pope Francis has invited the whole Catholic Church to question itself on what’s called “synodality”. It’s an important theme in the life and mission of the Church – especially over the next two years. But what exactly is synodality and what does it mean for Catholics in England and Wales? Father Chris Thomas, General Secretary
We congratulate the 60 children in our parish who received their First Holy Communion last weekend. Fifty-six celebrated the sacrament at St Joseph’s Church over three special Masses on Saturday, 16 October. The other four children received their First Holy Communion the following day – Sunday, 17 October – at Holy Cross Church in Much
This year’s One Million Children Praying the Rosary for Peace and Unity in the World initiative takes place next Monday, 18 October. One Million Children Praying the Rosary is an initiative to to show that the trusting prayer of children can fly like an arrow straight to the heart of God and therefore has such
We have just agreed a date for our parish Across trip to Lourdes next year subject to all the usual caveats at this time! We are planning to go on 6-15 October 2022. Across take those, who wouldn’t otherwise be able, to take a trip on a very special pilgrimage to Lourdes. Our trip is
Sixty children in our parish took one big step to making their First Holy Communion when they made their First Reconciliation (or Confession) on Wednesday, 6 October. Fr Antonio led the service at St Joseph’s Church which included short prayers, an examination of conscience and a Gospel reading which told the familiar story of the
This month, October 2021, an ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill will receive its Second Reading, with full debate, in the House of Lords. If successful, it will enable terminally ill adults with less than six months to live, assistance to commit suicide. Pope Francis has said that, ‘Physician-assisted suicide is part of a “throwaway culture” that offers
We are pleased to advise you that Sophie Sullivan, our Catechetical Co-ordinator, and her husband Mike shall be running the next two-part Baptism preparation course on the dates below via Zoom. The places will be limited to a maximum of 10 couples on each. Monday, 10 January 2022 at 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Little Amal, a 3.5m puppet of a refugee girl, is walking from the border of Turkey/Syria to Manchester, 8000km, in search of her mother. On her journey she will visit Westminster Cathedral on Monday, 25 October at 2:00 pm, where she will be welcomed by Cardinal Vincent. You are invited to join Cardinal Vincent for
Fr Stephen Wang, a priest of the Diocese of Westminster and recently appointed Rector of the Venerable English College, Rome has just published a new book: Sycamore: The Catholic Faith Explained (London, CTS: 2021 [ISBN 978 1 78469 616 0]). It has 20 short chapters that explain the central beliefs and practices of Catholic Christianity
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth has recently recorded a CD of the Rosary and distributed free copies across his diocese for people to play in their cars or when doing the housework. The recording is now available for anyone to stream free on Soundcloud. October is traditionally the month dedicated to Our Lady of the
