The Bishops said the document arising from the Youth Synod is “a great invitation from Pope Francis asking all of us to reflect on so many aspects of our world today, a world in which hunger, homelessness, violence, cruelty and exploitation touch and diminish the lives of so many young people”.
Come to the Mass for Migrants
This year’s Mass for Migrants will take place in honour of St Joseph the Worker at Westminster Cathedral at 10.30am. All welcome.
Youth choirs entertain at Loughton
The audience at St Edmund’s Church heard a wide range of choral music from the young singers.
Could you stay siLENT for a day?
Joe Beattie, manager at Walsingham House at Abbotswick, is preparing to stay siLent for 24 hours to raise money for young people’s charity, Million Minutes. Please support Joe if you can.
A look back at World Youth Day
Thirty five people from our Diocese, including a number from the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service, travelled earlier this year to World Youth Day in Panama and Costa Rica. Here, some young pilgrims tell their stories.
Holy Land pilgrims celebrate six years of Pope Francis
A moving account from a pilgrim to the Holy Land.
Director of Development to sleep out for benefit of the homeless
Steven Webb is to join others from across the diocese in spending a night outside at Abbotswick, raising funds and awareness of homelessness and the housing crisis.
Bishop confirms 55 young people at Hornchurch parish
Bishop Alan visited St Mary Mother Of God parish on the 3rd Sunday of Lent.
Bishop Alan asks schools and parishes to pray for Muslim brothers and sisters
In the wake of the terror attacks on Muslims in New Zealand, Bishop Alan has asked people in the diocese to pray for the victims this Friday and Sunday.
Cathedral hosts Lenten art exhibition by Andrew White
A series of Passion paintings by Andrew White will be on show at Brentwood Cathedral during Lent. Fr Martin Boland will be reflecting on each painting on successive Sundays on BBC Essex. You can listen to his reflections here.