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Together with the Universal Church, and with all people of good will, the Catholic Diocese of Lancaster in the UK welcomes and commends to the grace of Almighty God Cardinal Robert Prevost OSA as Pope Leo XIV, the successor of St Peter. Pope Leo comes to this universal ministry after many years of professed and…
Updated: 21st April 2025 Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen Monday 28th April 2025 Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Lancaster Requiem Mass at 7.00pm celebrated by Bishop Paul to which all are invited. Statement from the Catholic Diocese of Lancaster upon the death of…
Father Philip Newbold is undertaking a sponsored walk of 10,000 paces for the 40 days of Lent. It is to support the work of “Aid to the Church in Need” and a project on the border area between Lebanon/Syria. The project provides a hot meal each weekday for 1500 people. Many are refugees from Syria…
Epiphany marks the occasion of a time-honoured Christian tradition of “chalking the doors.” The formula for the ritual is simple: take chalk and write the following above the entrance of your home: 20 + C + M + B + 25 The “20” at the beginning and the “25” at the end mark the current year. The four crosses…
My Dear People, I write to you on the subject of life. You will already be aware that the Government is working on a Bill for Terminally Ill Adults. This proposed Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on 29 November. At its core is the consideration of legalising assisted suicide, effectively opening the…
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), will be conducting an audit of safeguarding processes in the Diocese of Lancaster in September 2024. As part of this audit, they would like to hear the views of as many people as possible about safeguarding in the Diocese and are particularly interested in the views of victims and survivors…
His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, addresses Fr. Ibrahim Nino, Director of the Media Office, about his pastoral visit to Gaza, which took place from May 15th to the 19th, 2024. I entered Gaza during the week of Pentecost, in which we pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. For sure, it was a great…
A message from Fr Philip following his Lenten walk. Dear Parishioners, My sincere thanks for your prayerful and financial support for the Lenten Walk undertaken to assist the work of “Aid to the Church in Need”in their project for the Ukraine. Your sponsorship raised £6869.00. Thank you for your generosity and answering the call of the…
Each Sunday, during Lent, Stations of the Cross and Benediction will be celebrated at St Andrew’s. We will also live stream this on our YouTube channel. The leaflet below has images of the Stations for you to follow at home.