It is a great privilege to be able to celebrate Mass in this holy place where Our Lady appeared and St Bernadette knelt to pray the Rosary.
Many sick pilgrims from our Diocese will be anointed: the healing which flows from this anointing is a closeness to Jesus.
In the darkness of the Underground Basilica, pilgrims will adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and receive the Eucharistic Blessing.
As churches across our Diocese fill for Sunday Mass, Bishop Richard and our Lourdes pilgrims will celebrate with thousands of other pilgrims
The 848 pilgrims from across our community of faith who are in Lourdes will gather for Mass for the first time today.
Hundreds of people from our Diocese are on the move: on the way to Lourdes by plane, train, coach, car, Jumbulance – even by bicycle!
Follow along with the pilgrimage's daily prayer and Masses.
Simon Tierney was ordained by Bishop Richard on Thursday evening.
Read the latest edition of the newsletter for RE Leads, Heads of RE, Chaplains and Prayer & Liturgy leaders from the Education Service.
The grant will help to foster a love of reading in the children, and support literacy development.
The schools' outcomes for disadvantaged children in last year's KS2 or KS4 results were "among the very best nationally".
The schools bring the total of primary schools in the Trust to fourteen, joining the three secondary schools also in Bosco CET.
In his homily, Archbishop-elect Richard spoke of how our schools are like John the Baptist, pointing others to Christ.
Children from across the Diocese have contributed to this year's digital card, produced by the Schools Singing Programme.
Children participating in the Schools Singing Programme are contributing to Advent worship and Christmas preparations and celebrations.
"The Holy Father states that our world needs [the] hope which is generated through education."
