
My dear brothers and sisters, On Thursday, an outburst of joy marked the announcement that we have a new Pope. This joy was known before we even knew the name or had glimpsed the kindly face of Pope Leo XIV. It was the announcement that we had a Pope that was the source …

The Diocese of Shrewsbury welcomes our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV as the Successor of the Apostle Peter, we promise him all our prayers in his service of the Universal Church. +Mark, Bishop of Shrewsbury


A Pastoral Letter on the Catholic Faith we have received My dear brothers and sisters, The Gospel speaks to us today of God’s overflowing generosity, a generosity we discover anew each Sunday, and indeed every day, in the Holy Eucharist where Christ gives Himself wholly and entirely for usi. We are …

5.30pm every Friday of Lent Walk with our blessed Lord and retrace the steps of His sorrowful Passion in reparation for our sins, for which He was crucified. “If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” (Matthew 16. 24)

My dear brothers and sisters, On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s in Rome for the Jubilee Year 2025. The Church celebrates a jubilee every 25 years, drawing on the Biblical tradition of a year celebrated to manifest God’s mercy by freeing the imprisoned, writing off debts and …