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‘Sistine Chapel: Revelations’ to open at St Mary’s Cathedral this winter

A world-first immersive exhibition recreating the Sistine Chapel will open in St Mary’s Cathedral forecourt this winter, offering visitors an opportunity to experience one of the world’s most iconic sacred artworks without travelling to Rome.  [Read More]

Bishop Vincent’s Homily for the Feast of the Ascension 2026

Let us go out and make disciples of all nations, acting not like a crusaders’ army but like gentle leaven in the dough. [Read More]

Understanding and acting on homelessness

It is the antithesis of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. A man lay untended near a busy thoroughfare. A hundred thousand commuters stream past, unseeing. He dies.  [Read More]

Fr Frank Brennan’s Homily: 6th Sunday of Easter 2026

Today’s second reading from the first letter of Peter has us focus on hope.  Peter says: ‘Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope... [Read More]