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Jubilee Year
25/04/2026
Pastoral Letter on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations
06/04/2026
Easter Homily of Rt Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury
03/04/2026
Never lose sight of Jesus in the Eucharist, says Bishop at Chrism Mass
31/07/2026
26/03/2026
75th Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage July 31st – Aug 6th 2026
24/07/2026
26/03/2026
WeBelieve Festival – Oscott College 24th-27th July 2026
24/02/2026
Major rise in number of young adults seeking to enter the Church in Shrewsbury
21/02/2026
Pastoral Letter for Lent – A Church Ready for Converts
12/02/2026
Rite of Election Numbers Surge // Updated details
10/02/2026
Fr Paul O’Grady RIP
09/02/2026
Seeking Marriage and Family Life Volunteers
02/02/2026
CAFOD Lent appeal 2026
27/01/2026
Support extension for anyone affected by church related abuse announced
19/01/2026
Dignitaries and MP join Shrewsbury Catholics for Mass to mark 170th anniversary of Cathedral
22/12/2025
Pope names Bishop Richard Moth as new Archbishop of Westminster
24/12/2025
Bishop Mark’s Christmas Message 2025 – The Summer of Flags and the Lights of Christmas
02/12/2025
Pastoral Letter on Advent and the 175th Anniversary of Shrewsbury Diocese
02/11/2025
Pastoral Letter on Saint John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church
28/10/2025
Bishop entrusts Diocese to Our Lady during Holy Year pilgrimage
10/10/2025
Dilexi Te – new Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Leo XIV
10/10/2025
Bishops welcome Dilexi te, the first teaching document of Pope Leo XIV
14/06/2026
10/11/2025
Inclusive Accessible Mass at St Peter’s Hazel Grove – next date 14th June
15/09/2025
Homily of Bishop Davies at Mass for Mother Elizabeth Prout, Saturday 13th September
11/09/2025
Survivor Engagement Survey – deadline October 10th
06/09/2025
Message from Bishop Mark Davies regarding the Assisted Suicide Bill
13/08/2025
Do you have information to share about survivor engagement?
21/06/2025
Bishop of Shrewsbury expresses sadness at MPs vote for assisted suicide
31/07/2025
Pope Leo to declare Cardinal St John Henry Newman a ‘Doctor of the Church’
18/06/2025
Cardinal: Catholic hospices will close if MPs vote for assisted suicide
18/06/2025
Archbishop alarmed after MPs vote for abortion up to and during birth
13/05/2025
Increase our faith – Jubilee Video #2 with Bishop Mark Davies
10/05/2025
Pastoral Letter on Welcoming Pope Leo XIV with Great Joy
08/05/2025
Words from Bishop Mark on the election of Pope Leo XIV
08/05/2025
Habemus Papum! We have a Pope!
08/05/2025
Conclave: Natalie Orefice talks to LBC News London
30/04/2025
On the ground in Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral
26/04/2025
Pastoral Letter on the death of Pope Francis
21/04/2025
Pope Francis Requiescat in Pace
19/04/2025
Easter message from Bishop Davies: Stand against assisted suicide
16/04/2025
Homily of Bishop Mark Davies at Chrism Mass in Wythenshawe
06/04/2025
Pope appoints new Archbishop of Liverpool
20/06/2026
09/02/2026
Betrothed Marriage Preparation Chester June 20th & 27th 2026
23/02/2025
Pastoral letter and video ‘on the Catholic faith we have received’
20/01/2025
Bishop Davies opens two designated ‘pilgrim churches’ for Jubilee Year
30/12/2024
Pastoral letter on the opening of the Holy Year 2025, read at all Masses on 29th December
15/11/2024
Be Compassionate: Joint statement on assisted suicide from the bishops of England, Wales and Scotland
25/10/2024
Dilexit Nos, the Pope’s new encyclical: An introduction from the Bishop of Shrewsbury
11/10/2024
On the Threat of Assisted Suicide: Pastoral Letter from Bishop Davies
23/09/2024
Video: BBC North West Tonight reports on the visit of the relic of the heart of Blessed Carlo Acutis to Manchester
22/09/2024
Homily at the Diocesan Mass for the Pilgrimage of the Relic of the Heart of Blessed Carlo Acutis Saturday 21st September 2024
21/08/2024
Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency: Executive summary of audit report 2024
01/08/2024
Catholic radio station broadcasts in Diocese of Shrewsbury
25/07/2024
Bishop Davies meets Bishop of Hong Kong during visit to Manchester
14/07/2024
Vatican grants permission for Our Lady of Walsingham national feast day
10/06/2024
Homily of Bishop Mark Davies at annual marriage Mass in Chester, 8th June
06/06/2024
Statement on the General Election from Bishop Mark Davies
06/05/2024
Pastoral Letter – On the Month of Mary
03/05/2024
Government announces consultation to lift admissions cap on faith schools
09/04/2024
Annual Diocesan Safeguarding Report 2024
28/03/2024
Rediscover the great Catholic prayer of the Rosary, says Bishop at Chrism Mass
14/03/2024
Letter of Pope Francis promoting the Jubilee Year 2025
19/02/2024
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Mark Davies for the First Sunday of Lent 2024
15/02/2024
Parish Retreat Days for the Year of Prayer
13/02/2024
Stella Maris port chaplains fight modern slavery
24/01/2024
Safeguarding – Victim & Survivor Commitment from Bishop Mark Davies
22/11/2023
Shrewsbury stands with abuse victims in support for LOUDfence
23/12/2023
Christmas Midnight Mass homily 2023
21/12/2023
Podcast Series: An Introduction to the Second Vatican Council
04/12/2023
Prayer Comes First: Advent Pastoral Letter from Bishop Mark Davies
19/11/2023
Holywell elevated to status of national shrine
30/10/2023
‘At the Hour of Our Death’: A pastoral letter from the Bishop of Shrewsbury, October 29 2023
26/10/2023
Homily at the Dedication of the New Altar of Shrewsbury Cathedral, October 22nd 2023
17/10/2023
Time to re-propose marriage as a true path to holiness, says Bishop Davies
17/10/2023
Homily at Mass for the annual Diocesan Celebration of Marriage, St Columba’s Church, Chester, October 14 2023
04/10/2023
Bishop of Shrewsbury blesses and dedicates parish hall for Hale Barns
13/07/2023
Bishop of Shrewsbury ordains two men to the priesthood
21/05/2023
New Nuncio presents diplomatic credentials to King Charles III
07/04/2023
Bishop of Shrewsbury ordains Fr David Irwin to priesthood
20/03/2023
Lenten Pastoral Letter: On Our Christian Struggle
11/03/2023
Cardinal Nichols gives ‘Loyal Address’ to King Charles III ahead of Coronation
20/02/2023
Judge dismisses ‘thought crimes’ charges against duo who prayed outside abortion clinic
09/01/2023
Pastoral Letter on the Death of Pope Benedict XVI
05/01/2023
Homily of Bishop Mark Davies at Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI
02/01/2023
Bishop of Shrewsbury pays tribute to Pope Benedict XVI
30/12/2022
Wirral church hosts day of prayer for Elle Edwards
26/12/2022
Homily at the Midnight Mass of the Nativity of the Lord 2022
23/12/2022
Christmas message from the Bishop of Shrewsbury
12/12/2022
Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle resigns under pressures of office
02/12/2022
Bishop warns faithful of rise of ‘dangerous ideologies’ as Christians become minority
15/11/2022
Catholics loan St Chad relic to Anglican cathedral
01/11/2022
Pope Francis names new Bishop of East Anglia
01/11/2022
Bishop Mark dedicates St Joseph’s, Stockport, as a Eucharistic shrine of Perpetual Adoration
26/10/2022
Statement from the Catholic Council for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on the Final Report
22/09/2022
Bishop Mark welcomes relics of St Bernadette to St Werburgh’s Chester
20/09/2022
Cardinal Nichols offers intercession at funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
14/09/2022
Video: Bishop Davies preaches in the presence of the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes
13/09/2022
Bishop welcomes relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes to Shrewsbury Cathedral
01/11/2022
What the Synod process is, and what it is not: A reflection by Barbara Davies
09/09/2022
Pope leads Catholic Church in mourning death of Queen Elizabeth II
05/09/2022
Bishop Davies: St Bernadette’s relics should serve as a ‘call to holiness’
30/08/2022
Former Bishop of Leeds created cardinal by Pope Francis
19/05/2022
Shrewsbury Diocesan Synod Report
19/05/2022
A blessing for the month of May
06/01/2022
New website launched
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