Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia covers South, West & Mid Wales and Herefordshire. Archbishop Mark O'Toole is the 8th Archbishop of Cardiff
St John Lloyd RC Primary reaccredited for UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting School Award! 🌟 One of only a handful of Catholic schools in Wales to achieve this. Congratulations to pupils, staff & community. 👏 #UNICEFGold
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
St John Lloyd RC Primary reaccredited for UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting School Award! 🌟 One of only a handful of Catholic schools in Wales to achieve this. Congratulations to pupils, staff & community. 👏 #UNICEFGold
"For to us a child is born..." Alys Mari Winstanley invites us to the Christmas crib to contemplate God's greatest gift - his Son, born as a vulnerable child so we wouldn't be afraid. youtu.be/u6kRcZOrCdY?...
Alys Mari Winstanley - Advent Reflections (Love - Week 4)
YouTube video by Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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December 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"For to us a child is born..." Alys Mari Winstanley invites us to the Christmas crib to contemplate God's greatest gift - his Son, born as a vulnerable child so we wouldn't be afraid. youtu.be/u6kRcZOrCdY?...
🕯️ 4ydd Wythnos Yr Adfent: Cariad
“Canys bachgen a aned i ni, mab a roddwyd i ni…”
Mae Alys Mari Winstanley yn ein gwahodd i'r crud Nadolig i fyfyrio ar anrheg fwyaf Duw - ei Fab, a aned yn blentyn bach diniwed fel na fyddem yn ofni. youtu.be/4boanIt3P_Y?...
“Canys bachgen a aned i ni, mab a roddwyd i ni…”
Mae Alys Mari Winstanley yn ein gwahodd i'r crud Nadolig i fyfyrio ar anrheg fwyaf Duw - ei Fab, a aned yn blentyn bach diniwed fel na fyddem yn ofni. youtu.be/4boanIt3P_Y?...
Alys Mari Winstanley - 4ydd Wythnos Yr Adfent: Cariad
YouTube video by Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🕯️ 4ydd Wythnos Yr Adfent: Cariad
“Canys bachgen a aned i ni, mab a roddwyd i ni…”
Mae Alys Mari Winstanley yn ein gwahodd i'r crud Nadolig i fyfyrio ar anrheg fwyaf Duw - ei Fab, a aned yn blentyn bach diniwed fel na fyddem yn ofni. youtu.be/4boanIt3P_Y?...
“Canys bachgen a aned i ni, mab a roddwyd i ni…”
Mae Alys Mari Winstanley yn ein gwahodd i'r crud Nadolig i fyfyrio ar anrheg fwyaf Duw - ei Fab, a aned yn blentyn bach diniwed fel na fyddem yn ofni. youtu.be/4boanIt3P_Y?...
The December edition of the Archdiocesan Newsletter is now available to read. We hope you enjoy it! mailchi.mp/4a1d4971d96d...
🌟 Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia December 2025 Newsletter
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December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The December edition of the Archdiocesan Newsletter is now available to read. We hope you enjoy it! mailchi.mp/4a1d4971d96d...
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!" Fr Liam Bradley explores what true Christian joy means - not fleeting emotion, but the fruit of Christ's presence within us.
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/8Ji1r8HwomQ
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/8Ji1r8HwomQ
Fr Liam Bradley - Advent Reflections (Joy - Week 3)
YouTube video by Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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December 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!" Fr Liam Bradley explores what true Christian joy means - not fleeting emotion, but the fruit of Christ's presence within us.
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/8Ji1r8HwomQ
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/8Ji1r8HwomQ
Meet Sr Anežka Gielen, the 37-year-old Poor Clare abbess at Much Birch. From New Zealand trainee midwife to the youngest abbess in the country: "We might be the only chance of meeting Christ in their day." Read her story: rcadc.org/an-interview...
Sister Anežka: The Poor Clare Who Wants to Spread Good News
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December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Meet Sr Anežka Gielen, the 37-year-old Poor Clare abbess at Much Birch. From New Zealand trainee midwife to the youngest abbess in the country: "We might be the only chance of meeting Christ in their day." Read her story: rcadc.org/an-interview...
Geraint Williams from St David's Catholic College reflects on Christ's peace as a calling to action.
"Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all for the good of all" - St Oscar Romero youtu.be/TrlEwAG0WG4?...
"Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all for the good of all" - St Oscar Romero youtu.be/TrlEwAG0WG4?...
Geraint Williams - Advent Reflections (Peace - Week 2)
YouTube video by Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia
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December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Geraint Williams from St David's Catholic College reflects on Christ's peace as a calling to action.
"Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all for the good of all" - St Oscar Romero youtu.be/TrlEwAG0WG4?...
"Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all for the good of all" - St Oscar Romero youtu.be/TrlEwAG0WG4?...
Our November Newsletter out now! Discover stories of faith from across our Archdiocese, hear from Archbishop Mark on the Holy Souls, and find out about upcoming Advent retreats and services mailchi.mp/6d6e85a61f80...
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our November Newsletter out now! Discover stories of faith from across our Archdiocese, hear from Archbishop Mark on the Holy Souls, and find out about upcoming Advent retreats and services mailchi.mp/6d6e85a61f80...
A statement from Archbishop Mark on the graffiti that appeared on one of our churches over the weekend.
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A statement from Archbishop Mark on the graffiti that appeared on one of our churches over the weekend.
🙏 Youth Retreat (Ages 13–17)
📅 Sun 23 Nov 2025 - £10
⏰ Registration extended one more week!
Join us at St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College on the Feast of Christ the King - National Youth Sunday! 🙌
Meet others, explore faith, & celebrate Mass with Archbishop Mark.
👉 Sign up: rcadc.org/emmausreg
📅 Sun 23 Nov 2025 - £10
⏰ Registration extended one more week!
Join us at St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College on the Feast of Christ the King - National Youth Sunday! 🙌
Meet others, explore faith, & celebrate Mass with Archbishop Mark.
👉 Sign up: rcadc.org/emmausreg
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🙏 Youth Retreat (Ages 13–17)
📅 Sun 23 Nov 2025 - £10
⏰ Registration extended one more week!
Join us at St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College on the Feast of Christ the King - National Youth Sunday! 🙌
Meet others, explore faith, & celebrate Mass with Archbishop Mark.
👉 Sign up: rcadc.org/emmausreg
📅 Sun 23 Nov 2025 - £10
⏰ Registration extended one more week!
Join us at St David’s Catholic Sixth Form College on the Feast of Christ the King - National Youth Sunday! 🙌
Meet others, explore faith, & celebrate Mass with Archbishop Mark.
👉 Sign up: rcadc.org/emmausreg
Last week the Poor Clare Convent in Much Birch elected a new Abbess, Sr Anežka, and Archbishop Mark had the privilege to attend.
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Last week the Poor Clare Convent in Much Birch elected a new Abbess, Sr Anežka, and Archbishop Mark had the privilege to attend.
Bydd Offeren yn Gymraeg yn cael ei dathlu ar noswyl Gwyl Holl Saint Cymru gan y Tad Illtyd Williams.
📅 Dydd Gwener 7fed o Dachwedd 🕖 7:00yh 📍 Oratori Caerdydd
Mass in Welsh will be celebrated on the vigil of All Saints of Wales by Fr Illtyd Williams.
📅 Friday 7th November 🕖 7:00pm 📍 Cardiff Oratory
📅 Dydd Gwener 7fed o Dachwedd 🕖 7:00yh 📍 Oratori Caerdydd
Mass in Welsh will be celebrated on the vigil of All Saints of Wales by Fr Illtyd Williams.
📅 Friday 7th November 🕖 7:00pm 📍 Cardiff Oratory
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Bydd Offeren yn Gymraeg yn cael ei dathlu ar noswyl Gwyl Holl Saint Cymru gan y Tad Illtyd Williams.
📅 Dydd Gwener 7fed o Dachwedd 🕖 7:00yh 📍 Oratori Caerdydd
Mass in Welsh will be celebrated on the vigil of All Saints of Wales by Fr Illtyd Williams.
📅 Friday 7th November 🕖 7:00pm 📍 Cardiff Oratory
📅 Dydd Gwener 7fed o Dachwedd 🕖 7:00yh 📍 Oratori Caerdydd
Mass in Welsh will be celebrated on the vigil of All Saints of Wales by Fr Illtyd Williams.
📅 Friday 7th November 🕖 7:00pm 📍 Cardiff Oratory
O God, who through your blessed Apostles Simon and Jude
have brought us to know your Name,
grant that through their intercession
the Church may constantly grow by the increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
have brought us to know your Name,
grant that through their intercession
the Church may constantly grow by the increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
October 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
O God, who through your blessed Apostles Simon and Jude
have brought us to know your Name,
grant that through their intercession
the Church may constantly grow by the increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
have brought us to know your Name,
grant that through their intercession
the Church may constantly grow by the increase of the peoples who believe in you.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who are rich in mercy and who willed that the blessed John Paul II
should preside as Pope over your universal Church,
grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching, we may open our hearts
to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind.
[Image Credit: Oscar Casares]
should preside as Pope over your universal Church,
grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching, we may open our hearts
to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind.
[Image Credit: Oscar Casares]
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
O God, who are rich in mercy and who willed that the blessed John Paul II
should preside as Pope over your universal Church,
grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching, we may open our hearts
to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind.
[Image Credit: Oscar Casares]
should preside as Pope over your universal Church,
grant, we pray, that instructed by his teaching, we may open our hearts
to the saving grace of Christ, the sole Redeemer of mankind.
[Image Credit: Oscar Casares]
A statement from Archbishop Mark O'Toole, of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, on Pope Leo's appointment of Bishop Nicholas Hudson as the new Bishop of Plymouth.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A statement from Archbishop Mark O'Toole, of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia, on Pope Leo's appointment of Bishop Nicholas Hudson as the new Bishop of Plymouth.
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St Richard Gwyn, Welsh schoolteacher and poet, was executed at Wrexham in 1584 for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith. Canonised 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
St Richard Gwyn, Welsh schoolteacher and poet, was executed at Wrexham in 1584 for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith. Canonised 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
October is the Month of the Rosary. This ancient prayer invites us to meditate on the mysteries of Christ's life through the heart of His Mother. Pope St John Paul II called it "marvellous in its simplicity and its depth." Find prayers, audio resources and reflections at in the link.
October - Month of the Rosary
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October 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
October is the Month of the Rosary. This ancient prayer invites us to meditate on the mysteries of Christ's life through the heart of His Mother. Pope St John Paul II called it "marvellous in its simplicity and its depth." Find prayers, audio resources and reflections at in the link.
Bishop McAleenan reminds us: "It is our obligation to try and understand why migrants appear amongst us; our duty is to care for those who seek refuge in our country."
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World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025: Migrants, Missionaries of Hope
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October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bishop McAleenan reminds us: "It is our obligation to try and understand why migrants appear amongst us; our duty is to care for those who seek refuge in our country."
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Statement from Archbishop Mark on the Manchester Synagogue attack.
October 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Statement from Archbishop Mark on the Manchester Synagogue attack.
It's not every day you see a saint in Nike trainers! 👟 St David's Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff has new statues of Saints Carlo Acutis & John Henry Newman. St Carlo appears in trainers, jeans & rucksack, whilst St John Henry holds 'The Idea of a University' 📚 #carloacutis
September 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It's not every day you see a saint in Nike trainers! 👟 St David's Metropolitan Cathedral Cardiff has new statues of Saints Carlo Acutis & John Henry Newman. St Carlo appears in trainers, jeans & rucksack, whilst St John Henry holds 'The Idea of a University' 📚 #carloacutis
🎓 Outstanding A-Level results for Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School!
97% achieved 3+ A-Levels | 75% secured A*-C grades | 93% got 1st/2nd choice uni
💬 Headteacher Ashley Howells said: "Huge credit must go to our students for their dedication and hard work."
97% achieved 3+ A-Levels | 75% secured A*-C grades | 93% got 1st/2nd choice uni
💬 Headteacher Ashley Howells said: "Huge credit must go to our students for their dedication and hard work."
August 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎓 Outstanding A-Level results for Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School!
97% achieved 3+ A-Levels | 75% secured A*-C grades | 93% got 1st/2nd choice uni
💬 Headteacher Ashley Howells said: "Huge credit must go to our students for their dedication and hard work."
97% achieved 3+ A-Levels | 75% secured A*-C grades | 93% got 1st/2nd choice uni
💬 Headteacher Ashley Howells said: "Huge credit must go to our students for their dedication and hard work."
📧 New monthly newsletter launching this Friday! Get updates from across the Archdiocese including: ✉️ Foreword by Archbishop Mark 📰 Parish & school stories
📅 Dates for your diary 🔗 Catholic news links
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Sign up: rcadc.org#anchor - just add your name & email. Simple!
July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📧 New monthly newsletter launching this Friday! Get updates from across the Archdiocese including: ✉️ Foreword by Archbishop Mark 📰 Parish & school stories
📅 Dates for your diary 🔗 Catholic news links
Sign up: rcadc.org#anchor - just add your name & email. Simple!
📅 Dates for your diary 🔗 Catholic news links
Sign up: rcadc.org#anchor - just add your name & email. Simple!
🌿 Join us for the Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage!
📅 Thurs July 3rd, 1.30pm
📍 Starts at St Padarn’s Institute, Cardiff
🚶♂️ Walk through Bute Park, end at St David’s Cathedral
🙏 Prayer & baptism reaffirmation
☕ Refreshments
Register 👇
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📅 Thurs July 3rd, 1.30pm
📍 Starts at St Padarn’s Institute, Cardiff
🚶♂️ Walk through Bute Park, end at St David’s Cathedral
🙏 Prayer & baptism reaffirmation
☕ Refreshments
Register 👇
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Join us for this year’s Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage!
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June 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌿 Join us for the Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage!
📅 Thurs July 3rd, 1.30pm
📍 Starts at St Padarn’s Institute, Cardiff
🚶♂️ Walk through Bute Park, end at St David’s Cathedral
🙏 Prayer & baptism reaffirmation
☕ Refreshments
Register 👇
rcadc.org/join-us-for-...
📅 Thurs July 3rd, 1.30pm
📍 Starts at St Padarn’s Institute, Cardiff
🚶♂️ Walk through Bute Park, end at St David’s Cathedral
🙏 Prayer & baptism reaffirmation
☕ Refreshments
Register 👇
rcadc.org/join-us-for-...
Wishing Fr Laurence all the best as he heads to Rome for 3 years to study Canon Law! Yesterday he celebrated his final Mass at Archbishop’s House & shared a lovely reflection on how heaven is being with Christ. He’ll be missed — buona fortuna, Fr Laurence! 🇮🇹✨
May 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Wishing Fr Laurence all the best as he heads to Rome for 3 years to study Canon Law! Yesterday he celebrated his final Mass at Archbishop’s House & shared a lovely reflection on how heaven is being with Christ. He’ll be missed — buona fortuna, Fr Laurence! 🇮🇹✨