We are a community of faith. We are Catholic. We live in, work in and serve the local communities across Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
The Bishop is the “Chief Shepherd” of the Diocese: he is appointed to govern, teach and guide the priests and people of the diocese.
Our mission is to live out our Catholic faith and through witness and example bring people closer to Jesus Christ through His Church.
The parish lies at the heart of every community. Families, churches, schools, chaplaincies to hospitals and prisons. Parishes provide an inclusive hub for people of all walks of life to journey together in faith and to reach out to the wider community to serve in social action.
Young people are visible in the Church. They are involved in parish life, school and university communities and the wider community, witnessing to their relationship with Jesus Christ. The Diocese supports young people to respond to the invitation of faith in various ways.
The fast pace of today's world often has us rushing through our daily life, with little direction or thought as to the kind of life we should be leading. Fortunately, the Catholic faith provides us with a solid moral compass and many great role models to help us find our way.
Got Questions? We believe that everyone should have the chance to explore the Christian faith, ask questions and discover their purpose in life.
Whether you want to offer your time and talents or support our vital work financially, it's all part of Christian Stewardship and you can really make a difference.
Good communication is really important to us. Whether it's sharing the impact of our community projects and sharing the witness of inspiring individuals, or reaching out to collaborate and dialogue with groups and individuals, and providing resources to enable others, we want to build long lasting effective relationships and help people to develop their faith journey.
The e-News is a weekly digital newsletter that comes to you straight from the Bishop's desk! Please find out what is going on in the Diocese of Portsmouth by reading e-News. Each issue contains a range of stories, teaching, events, tips and lots more and is published most weeks on a Tuesday...
The e-News is a weekly digital newsletter that comes to you straight from the Bishop's desk! Please find out what is going on in the Diocese of Portsmouth by reading e-News. Each issue contains a range of stories, teaching, events, tips and lots more and is published most weeks on a Tuesday...
Holy Spirit, make our hearts open to the word of God,
open to goodness, and open to the beauty of God every day
Welcome to our latest e-News which we are currently publishing fortnightly, rather than weekly, during Bishop Philip’s sabbatical. Please continue to send in your good news and events so that we can share them as usual. Thank you to all who have contributed to this issue.
This week is National Safeguarding Adults Week, so please pray for all those who work in this important area. We have another packed issue for you, including some news from the recent Bishop’s Conference and from our Closer to Christ campaign, our usual look at what’s coming up in the liturgy over the next couple of weeks, a number of events to look forward to, a look back at Austen Ivereigh’s recent talk on the Synod in Wokingham and our Inter-religious Dialogue Conference held in Basingstoke and we wish Sister Veronica Mary a Happy 100th birthday!
Today we celebrate the memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In unity with Eastern Christianity, and commemorating the dedication in 543 of the New Basilica of Saint Mary, built next to the Temple at Jerusalem, this feast celebrates Mary’s “dedication” of herself to God from her infancy, inspired by the Holy Spirit, whose grace had filled her ever since her immaculate conception. In this month dedicated to the Holy Souls, today is a good day to offer our daily Rosary for our departed family, friends, benefactors and those souls with nobody to pray for them, that they may rest in peace. Ed.
You can read this week’s e-News in full here.
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