It is with great sorrow that I learned of the devastating crash involving Air India flight AI218 earlier today. The loss of life, the fear and anguish experienced by survivors, and the uncertainty facing families who still await news of their loved ones weigh heavily on us all.

In a special way, my heart and prayers go out to the families in our own diocese who have been affected. The news that three members of the Gloucester community - Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa, and their daughter Sara - are believed to have been on board brings this global tragedy very close to home. I join the Gloucester Muslim Society in their grief and in offering our deepest condolences to all who mourn.

Dear Parishioner

I am writing to you about something that lies close to my heart and, I believe, close to the heart of the Church: the future of Catholic education in our Diocese.

Vocations Sunday 2025

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Grace and peace to you on this Fourth Sunday of Easter, traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday.

To celebrate and commemorate the Jubilee Year 2025, Pilgrims of Hope, an icon was commissioned from iconographer Mulugeta Araya in Ethiopia, for the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

With great joy and renewed hope, we welcome the election of Pope Leo XIV, the new Bishop of Rome and successor of St Peter.

May Crowning display in the Lady Chapel at the Shrine today.

Pope Francis died aged 88 on Easter Monday.

Fr Dominic’s Homily

Today is the feast of all feasts. It’s the new Passover feast of Easter.

Lovely Polish Blessing of Baskets in the church today!

Each basket is decorated with white linen, sprigs of greenery, and spring flowers—a nod to the season of renewal.

Jubilee Year of Hope – 2025

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Christ is Risen! Alleluia!

Around 30 people gathered at 10.00am for a united Good Friday service at the Glastonbury Methodist Church.

On Friday 7th March our first group of pilgrims to visit Our Lady's Shrine were 135 children from St John's, Bath.  They had initially climbed the Tor and had waved their coloured ribbons of hope at the summit. 

The Committee stage of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has begun, raising serious concerns about its conduct.

• The Committee has been ‘stacked’ with a higher number of MPs who support the Bill.

• Nearly twice as many witnesses supported assisted suicide than the number who opposed it.

Important voices have been excluded, including the Government’s chief Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisor, the British Geriatrics Society and a number of disability rights groups, senior palliative care doctors and legal experts with relevant expertise. MPs must be aware of the serious issues in the scrutiny of Kim Leadbeater’s Bill. It’s vital they know your concerns and vote against it at Third Reading.

In memory of Ray the beloved town wizard, Merlin of Glastonbury. He is seen here at the annual Glastonbury Pilgrimage in July 2024 waving to Bishop Bosco and the pilgrims as they process through the town.