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Cathedral hosts celebration of our ‘green shoots’

The first Sunday of Lent featured a special occasion for those preparing to enter the Church this Easter with a service celebrating the ‘Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion’.

A Fragment of Devotion

It’s true that as the archdiocese wasn’t established until 1850, most of our records are from the 19th and 20th centuries. But we are privileged to have a small medieval work of art, roughly 8 inches square, in the archive of the former seminary at Upholland.

Annual Marriage and Family Life
Mass brings couples together in faith

On Sunday 8 February, the Archdiocese of Liverpool
celebrated its annual Marriage and Family Life Mass,
welcoming around 500 people to the Metropolitan Cathedral.

City leaders gather for annual Civic Mass

The annual Civic Mass was celebrated on Sunday 15 February at the Metropolitan Cathedral, marking Archbishop John Sherrington’s first Civic Mass since his installation.

Southport’s interfaith group welcomes Archbishop John Sherrington

Archbishop John Sherrington delivered a keynote lecture to Southport’s Interfaith Group titled “A Pathway from Nostra Aetate to Fratelli Tutti to Pope Leo XIV.”

St Helens Catenian Circle celebrates 1250th Meeting

St Helens Catenian Circle No. 21 marked a remarkable double milestone on Saturday 7 February, celebrating 111 years since its inauguration in 1914 and holding its 1250th Circle Meeting.

Christian leaders gather at St Wilfrid’s for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

During the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity, St Wilfrid’s Parish, Widnes welcomed local Christian leaders and their congregations.

A Land Wounded – A People of Hope

“We are afraid for our children’s future.”
Those words, spoken quietly in Taybeh, the only entirely Christian town in Palestine, have stayed with me since this year’s Bishops’ Holy Land Co-ordination meeting.

Stella Maris provides life-saving support to seafarers and fishers

It is no exaggeration to say that seafaring runs in the blood of Liverpool with its rich maritime history. However, the popular image of life at sea bears little resemblance to reality.

Young people lead toiletries appeal for refugees

Members of the Justice and Peace Youth Group at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Bishop Eton and St Mary’s, Woolton have been praised for their efforts in supporting refugees and asylum seekers through a parish toiletries appeal.

Walking in Faith and Fellowship: Faith Walk in Parbold

The recent cross-parish faith walk in Parbold was a wonderful celebration of community and reflection, bringing together parish priest Fr Ian O’Shea and parishioners from Our Lady and All Saints, Parbold and St John the Evangelist, Burscough.

St Teresa of Avila Parish, St Helens celebrates its Centenary Year

This year marks a significant milestone for St Teresa of Avila Parish in St Helens as it celebrates its Centenary Year.

Sr Moira at the 2022 Josephine Butler Awards when she was named Woman of the Year.JPG

Walking the journey

Walking the journey of life with people is the privilege of those whose ministry is spiritual direction, more often referred to these days as spiritual accompaniment.