Seafarers and fishers live and work at the periphery of society, spending days or months at sea. Their lives are hidden and yet they play a crucial role in bringing [...]
Click here to see the September 2025 Quarterly update from Bamenda and the results of our partnership. For more info in on-going projects and how to support, please see the [...]
PORTSMOUTH’s two bishops have issued a statement on immigration and asylum in the wake of protests outside a Southsea hotel. The Rt Rev Jonathan Frost, Church of England Bishop of [...]
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency’s (CSSA) are inviting everyone engaged with the Catholic Church, including Clergy, Religious (Consecrated Life), Parish Safeguarding Ministers, Employees, Volunteers and Parishioners to contribute their [...]
Catholic Primary Schools in Portsmouth collaborated with the Portsmouth Music Hub last term on a Pilgrims of Hope Song Project. The idea of the song project was to help [...]
“What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in [...]
On Saturday 15th November 2025, on the weekend of the World Day of the Poor, Bishop Philip will be celebrating a Thanksgiving Mass for volunteers involved in social action [...]
The Season of Creation runs from 1st September – 4th October. A time renew our relationship with our Creator and all of creation, through celebration, conversion and commitment. This guide [...]
Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage, Bishop of Bukoba in Tanzania, will be celebrating a special Mission Mass on Saturday 20 September 2025. It will be held at Church of the [...]
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency’s (CSSA) are conducting a thematic inspection on survivor engagement and support. There is a public survey inviting survivors to contribute their experiences. The survey is [...]
A few years ago, a Southampton parishioner embarked in a 2.5 months long sailing pilgrimage across the UK. We first covered this news in this post Russ' Round Britain Sailing [...]
This text was taken from Bishop Philip's weekly newsletter. To keep up to speed with what happens in the Diocese, you can subscribe to the e-news through here.Over these last weeks [...]






