As churches across our Diocese fill for Sunday Mass, Bishop Richard and our Lourdes pilgrims will celebrate with thousands of other pilgrims
The 848 pilgrims from across our community of faith who are in Lourdes will gather for Mass for the first time today.
Hundreds of people from our Diocese are on the move: on the way to Lourdes by plane, train, coach, car, Jumbulance – even by bicycle!
Follow along with the pilgrimage's daily prayer and Masses.
Simon Tierney was ordained by Bishop Richard on Thursday evening.
132 CYMFED Awards were presented to students from 12 diocesan primary and secondary schools.
The pair plan to raise vital Pilgrimage funds with a 500+ mile journey across France.
"It is the Lord who calls us, the Lord Who accompanies us, the Lord Who shepherds us."
Peter Edgington and Sydney Bridges were inducted as Executive Head and Head of School in a joyful Mass celebrated by Bishop Richard.
The Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus founded Mayfield in 1863 and maintained strong links with it to the present day.
We pray for our school Chaplains, that they may be blessed in their vocation in the year ahead.
Children at the school learned about Marian apparitions all over the world and linked Our Lady of Walsingham to Lourdes and St Bernadette.
Bishop Richard inducted Helen at Mass on 22 September
Students, staff and alumni gathered to celebrate the school's founding in 1963
Bly, 14, won two bronze medals at this summer's Paralympic Games
In his homily Bishop Richard spoke about the call to service that is asked of each of us.
