Our Lady of Mount Carmel comes to Ipswich parish

A dusty unwanted statue in a garden centre has become the central feature of a Carmelite grotto. Fr Paul Vincent OCD of St Mark’s Ipswich explained: “It is a Carmelite tradition that wherever we go we encourage the devotion to Our Lady. The diocese of East Anglia gave us a beautiful presbytery with spacious gardens. “When we... Read More

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Ipswich, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, statue

September 23, 2020

Ordinations to priesthood and diaconate for the Diocese of Westminster

On Saturday 19th September 2020, His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols ordained two men to the diaconate and three men to the priesthood in Westminster Cathedral. For the first time since July 1999, priests and deacons were ordained together in one celebration, ‘under the restrictions of the pandemic’. The cardinal used this occasion to reflect on the... Read More

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September 21, 2020

Place trust in Christ amid Covid-19 uncertainty, says new Bishop of Kilmore

The new Bishop of Kilmore has told society to place its trust in Christ as it moves forward into the unknown. “The chaos brought about by Covid-19 has affected all our plans, my plans, yet I have been hearing a voice saying, ‘it will all work out’!” the newly ordained Bishop Martin Hayes said during... Read More

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Bishop Hayes, Bishop Martin Hayes, COVID-19, Kilmore

September 20, 2020

Lowestoft seeker after truth celebrates finding Jesus – and the Catholic Church

From not knowing whether Jesus existed, Amy Beenham began a search which led her into the Catholic Church. Lucy Walker from Our Lady Star of the Sea in Lowestoft reports. Amy Beenham was received into the Catholic Church on Friday 28th August, the feast of St Augustine, at The Church of Our Lady Star of the... Read More

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Amy Beenham, catholic, Church, Fr Paul Chanh, Jesus, Lowestoft

September 19, 2020

Artist’s stunning new painting captures divine heart of Christ

A painted prayer for healing – ‘Divine Mercy For Humanity and The World’ – has been painted by expressionist artist Stephen B. Whatley for Divine Mercy Sunday. The artist prays for the Mercy of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit, for healing, hope, peace, protection and new miracles to overcome the coronavirus sweeping the world. Whatley... Read More

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artist, Christ, divine mercy, painting, Stephen B. Whatley

September 18, 2020

Seminarians assemble as new academic year starts

Bishop Alan Hopes recently played host to a lunchtime meeting of East Anglian seminarians at Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs, Cambridge. Present were both new seminarians and those returning to seminary to continue their formation for another year. Pictured left to right, are: Back row – Benjamin Barnett (OLEM Cambridge), Fr Simon... Read More

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academic, Bishop Alan Hopes, Cambridge, East Anglia, Our Lady of The Assumption and The English Martyrs, seminarians

September 17, 2020

Lichfield to Hednesford cathedral pilgrimage is back for fundraiser

A small group of Hednesford parishioners and friends of the shrine are walking from Lichfield Cathedral to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hednesford on Saturday 26th September. They are walking to raise funds to improve security and safety at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hednesford and the work of Pye... Read More

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cathedral, fundraiser, Hednesford, Lichfield, pilgrimage

September 16, 2020

Bishop gives parting tribute to Mgr John Armitage

At a farewell Mass at the National Shrine in Walsingham, the Bishop of East Anglia, Alan Hopes, paid a fulsome tribute to Mgr John Armitage for his hard work over the past five years as he prepared to start a new role as a priest in canning Town, London. Here we reproduce just part of... Read More

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Bishop Alan Hopes, Bishop Hopes, East Anglia, Mgr John Armitage, Walsingham

September 13, 2020

New Newman painting unveiled at Birmingham church

A new painting depicting the reception of St John Henry Newman into the Catholic Church in October 1845 is now on view at St Margaret Mary, Perry Common. The painting is the work of Bristol-based artist, and member of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, Michael Long. It forms part of a Newman Gallery... Read More

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Birmingham, newman, painting

September 12, 2020

Bishop of Cork and Ross shows solidarity after storms during Bantry visit

During a recent visit to Bantry parish, during which Bishop Fintan Gavin celebrated Mass in the parish church, he told the congregation that challenge and adversity bring out the best in people and when we work together we get the best results. The bishop was speaking in the aftermath of two storms which badly affected... Read More

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Bantry, Bishop, Bishop Fintan Gavin, Cork

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Seminarians assemble as new academic year starts

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Bishop gives parting tribute to Mgr John Armitage

New Newman painting unveiled at Birmingham church

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