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Christ in the Wilderness: Ivan Kramskoy (1837–1887), 1872; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Into the wilderness with Christ

Monday 23 February 2026

Lent stretches before us now, not as a burden, but as a journey already walked by Christ.

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Pope Leo XIV. Vatican News

Pope Leo’s Prayer intentions 2026

Wednesday 31 December 2025

Every month Pope Leo entrusts his Worldwide Prayer Network with prayer intentions that express his great concerns for humanity and for the mission of the Church.

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Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: December 2025

Friday 12 December 2025

The World needs to hear this truth. God has acted, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us; in the womb of the Virgin Mary he took our humanity and he has raised it now to the glory of Heaven.

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Cardinal Newman by Walter William Ouless (1848–1933); Oriel College, Oxford

S John Henry Newman, Doctor, co-Patron of Education

Saturday 1 November 2025

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV formally declared the Ordinariate’s patron, S John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 2025.

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Bishop David at St Mary's College Oscott

Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: October 2025

Monday 13 October 2025

October sees the pilgrimage of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham to Rome during the Jubilee Year. Bishop David writes about giving thanks.

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A new Doctor of the Church

Tuesday 30 September 2025

On Saturday 1 November, All Saints’ Day, Pope Leo XIV will officially declare St John Henry Newman, the most recently canonised saint from England and Wales, the 38th Doctor of the Church.

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