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.
Every human being has a value and dignity which we as Catholics acknowledge as coming directly
from God’s creation of all men and women in his own image and likeness.
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.
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.
We like to share news of what’s happening across the diocese and try to include a broad range of news and reflective articles, but please note the following:
The Editorial Team reserve the right to edit any submitted articles prior to publication, or not to use them.
Publication of submitted articles cannot always be guaranteed.
Due to space, articles are not always published immediately and may be held in reserve for future use.
If you would like us to advertise an event connected to the diocese for you, we would be very happy to do so, but please submit the details in good time.
Publication of an article does not necessarily reflect the views of either the Editor nor of the Bishop.
Please e-mail all news items and details of forthcoming events to executiveassistant@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk. The deadline for copy for consideration for the next issue is Friday 27th January.
Please send news as plain text (e.g. in an email or Word document) andimages (landscape) as attachmentsrather than embedded in a document. Thank you.
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