The 20th May is the annual Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse. The focus for 2025 is on the theme of “The Empty Chair”. Many of us are saddened by reducing numbers in our churches. This is happening for a wide variety of reasons, but our thoughts are on...
On Saturday we held our annual Parish Safeguarding Representatives Conference at Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre. Over 40 Parish Safeguarding Representatives were in attendance from across the diocese. The theme of this year’s conference was Modern Slavery,...
‘Make hospitality your special care.’ Romans 12:13 On 13 February, Caritas Diocese of Plymouth held an event for the Feast of St Bakhita to raise awareness of the risks of labour abuse and modern slavery in the care sector. The guest speaker was Louise...
On Monday 25th November, this year’s ecumenical Lament and Light service took place at St Mary’s Church in Plympton, Plymouth. This quietly powerful service is held in response to the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The service was led by...
Our annual Clergy Safeguarding Training Conference was held on Tuesday 19th November at Buckfast Abbey. We had 120 clergy attend from across the diocese. A small number of our Parish Safeguarding Representatives were also in attendance. The training was led by...
This Sunday (17th November) is Safeguarding Sunday. A survivor has provided their perspective on this, which has been shared on the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency’s website today: This ‘Safeguarding Sunday’ please take a moment to really listen...
