“As we continue our journey through this Jubilee Year, with its theme Pilgrims of Hope, we are invited to reflect on how we respond to the Cry of the Poor, with special attention to children, the most vulnerable, and their families. Pope Leo XIV has emphasised that...
In 2015, Pope Francis instituted in the Catholic Church the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” which starts the ecumenical Season of Creation. This takes place each year from 1 September to the Feast of St Francis of Assisi on 4 October. The Holy Father...
CAFOD parish representative in Launceston, John Ashdown, has shared his account of a recent mass lobby of parliament on the CAFOD campaign to cancel the debt of impoverished countries. A mass lobby is an event where lots of people meet with their MPs on the same day...
The current Caritas Manager, Deborah Fisher, is retiring at the end of August and Simon Giarchi has been appointed as the new Head of Caritas Diocese of Plymouth, with the aim of growing the Mission of Charity across the diocese, building on the last five...
“You Are My Hope”: Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 9th World Day of the Poor As the Church prepares to observe the Ninth World Day of the Poor on Sunday, 16 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message focused on the theme: “You are my hope”. In his message, he...
I was asked to offer a few words for this month’s newsletter about ‘being a seminarian’. That shouldn’t be too difficult as I’ve been a seminarian for almost three years now, and I ought to know a thing or two about it. I could say a bit about our routine here at...
