Bishop Philip writes…
Welcome back! Last week, it was a great joy to welcome home Deacon Stephen Morgan. Deacon Stephen will be known to many of you as for many years he was our diocesan Finance Director. An expert on the work of St. John Henry Newman, he received his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2013 and in 2018, after finishing his work for the diocese, he became the dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies at the University of Saint Joseph in Macao, China’s only Catholic University. Subsequently he was appointed the rector (vice chancellor) of the university. He finished in this role in the summer and is now back with the family. Let us say a prayer for him as he discerns the many new roads ahead.
Meanwhile, welcome to this e-News issue 551 (2026/35) for Tuesday 13th October 2026. This week there are several articles about the Eucharistic celebration Adoremus, including a Message from the Holy Father. Thank you for all your support. Over these next days, may the Lord bless you, your family and friends, with His love.
With all good wishes and an assurance of my prayers,
In Corde Iesu
+Philip
Bishop of Portsmouth
