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“My songs are all sung” Count John McCormack

Music for charitable purposes didn’t, of course, start with Live Aid, the intercontinental festival to raise funds for famine relief that recently marked its 40th anniversary.

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Archbishop John Sherrington Receives Pallium from Pope Leo XIV

Archbishop John Sherrington has received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV during a special Mass in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).

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St Francis of Assisi Church and School Mark Special Milestones

The parish of St Francis of Assisi in Skelmersdale came together to mark two significant anniversaries with a joint celebration of Mass.

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Great Crosby teacher meets Pope Leo during Jubilee Pilgrimage

 

Leo during Jubilee Pilgrimage Charlotte Barrett, a newly qualified teacher at Great Crosby Catholic Primary School, was honoured to be part of a remarkable Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome.

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Jack Traynor Prayer Card Competition

 

George McGowan, a Year 3 pupil from St Austin’s Catholic Primary School in Garston, is the winner of the Jack Traynor prayer card competition.

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Ruby Anniversary Celebrations for Fr Chris Thomas

  

On 14 July, Fr Chris Thomas marked the Ruby Anniversary of his ordination - 40 years of devoted priestly service.

 

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Diaconate Ordination: An Extraordinary Day

By Dan Howarth

 

With all thanks and praise to God, I was ordained to the diaconate on 18 June in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Wall, in Rome.

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Annual Marian Procession Through Liverpool Marks 20th Year  

 

On a bright spring day in Liverpool city centre, faith and tradition met the bustle of everyday life as the annual Marian Procession marked its 20th anniversary with a joyful public witness to the Catholic faith.  

 

 

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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. 

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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.

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Liverpool Called awaits Confirmation candidates

Father Simon Gore from Animate Youth Ministries explains the process of applying for the 2024 Confirmation programme.

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Lister Tonge ordained as deacon

 

The Reverend Lister Tonge was ordained to the Order of Deacon in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.

News from around the Archdiocese of Liverpool

Liverpool Hope honours Monsignor John

Ahead of his retirement as a priest this month, Monsignor John Devine has received an honorary doctorate from Liverpool Hope University.

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