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GDPR Statement from The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Dear Friends, Before reading any further … You will have, no doubt, been inundated with e-mails recently regarding the new General Data Protection Regulations which came into force on 25th May. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth is a Data Controller and consequently must process all Personal Data in accordance …
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Catholic Bishops – Statement on Abortion

This statement, published by the Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 UK Abortion Act, is addressed not only to Catholics of our countries, but more broadly to all people who seek to uphold the dignity of human life and …
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Portsmouth University Catholic Students

If you are Catholic, Christian or curious about Christianity, you are invited to join our community of students! We offer an opportunity to practise, talk about or find out more about your faith in an environment with other Catholics as well as join a supportive network of people. Catholic Society …
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Videos

Video: Nightfever what it is.

Video: Bishop Egan on the New Evangalisation

Podcasts

TUNE INTO “Radio Immaculata” – New Gosport Radio Station

Radio Immaculata’s programming schedule is structured around the rosary. A small community of Marian Franciscans in Gosport, Hampshire, is setting up an internet radio station. With the tagline “Bringing forth Christ through Mary”, Radio Immaculata launched last week on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The radio station, which is non-profit and non-commercial, will broadcast a mixture of live programmes and audio on-demand, from music to talk shows, from interviews and stories to meditations and prayers. The station is at radioimmaculata.org. The …
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Defending the Eucharist – Steve Ray

Listen to this fascinating interview with Steve Ray on Catholic Answers Live where he explores questions such as “How can I explain to non-Catholics that the Eucharist isn’t just bread and wine but the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ?” Click here to listen online > …
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RADIO IMMACULATA – AVE MARIA!

The Marian Franciscans in Gosport have launched an Internet Radio Station, offering a mixture of live broadcasting and audio on-demand. With all kinds of programmes, there should be something for everyone: from music to talk shows, from interesting interviews and stories to meditations and prayers. www.radioimmaculata.org/ …
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Parish Film Shows

Film Night: ‘The Book of Daniel’

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “ THE BOOK of DANIEL’ (2017 – 83 min.) The Book of Daniel: Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel (Robert Miano) is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with …
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Film Night: ‘Faith like Potatoes’

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “ Faith like Potatoes” When a farmer gives his life to Christ, he finds not only transformation but a new direction, becoming the “South African Billy Graham.” Based on the inspiring true story of Angus Buchan’s autobiographical book, Faith Like Potatoes was …
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Film Night: ‘ Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see ” Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” Big science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom … What they forgot is that every generation has its Rebel! That rebel, Ben Stein (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) travels the world on his quest, and learns an …
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Film Night: ‘God’s Not Dead 3 A Light in Darkness’

Our Parish Cinema invites you all to see “‘God’s Not Dead 3: A Light in Darkness“ God’s Not Dead 3: A Light in Darkness is an inspirational and encouraging film that reminds us all to be the light we are called to be in a world that is getting considerably …
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Parish Newsletters

Newsletter: 14th July 2019 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Download this newsletter in printer-friendly PDF format to read later. But all the posts and more can be found below with links , videos and much more if you like too. Download this week’s Newsletter here: Newsletter – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday 14th July 2019 Year C My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ In reflection on this week’s Gospel, Pope Francis said “the Good Samaritan indicates a lifestyle, the centre of which is not ourselves, …
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Newsletter: 7th July 2019 – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Download this newsletter in printer-friendly PDF format to read later. But all the posts and more can be found below with links , videos and much more if you like too. Download this week’s Newsletter here: Newsletter – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday 7th July 2019 Year C My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ Today’s Gospel begins immediately after the final verse in last Sunday’s Gospel. After strong language about the difficulties of discipleship, Jesus immediately …
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Newsletter: 30th June 2019 – Saints Peter and Paul

Download this newsletter in printer-friendly PDF format to read later. But all the posts and more can be found below with links , videos and much more if you like too. Download this week’s Newsletter here: Newsletter – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul – Sunday 30th June 2019 Year C My Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters in Christ This Sunday, 30th June, we keep the transferred Solemnity of the holy apostles Peter and Paul who share in a twofold mission in …
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St Swithun’s Primary School Newsletter – June 28th 2019

Welcome to the latest St Swithun’s Catholic Primary School Portsmouth newsletter. In this issue we have special Scroll down to check out lots of other bits of news, interesting readings and more… or alternatively you can download here: Download St Swithun’s Primary School – Newsletter 28th June 2019 For Kids – Why not read today’s Holy Readings here again: Sunday June 30th 2019 for Feast of Saints Peter and Paul The Kids Bulletin: – 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time PLEASE NOTE …
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Fr. Marcin’s Blog

Recusants and Martyrs Who Resisted England’s Tudor Terror

It is worth considering the English Resistance to the Tudor Terror in the hope that it will inspire similar holiness and heroism today. One of the biggest mistakes that a student of history can make is to confuse the so-called English “Reformation” with its namesake on the continent. Whereas the …
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Blessed John Henry Newman to be Canonized on October 13th 2019

06/07/2019

New Vatican Document Sheds Light on the Darkness of Gender Ideology

23/06/2019

Cardinal Burke, Bishop Schneider issue ‘declaration of truths’ to correct rampant ‘doctrinal confusion’ in Church

16/06/2019

Modern Hymns

Hymn for Today: Lyrics – Tim Hughes – God of Justice

Timothy David Llewelyn Hughes (born 23 July 1977) is a British worship leader, singer, songwriter, and Anglican priest. Formerly the director of worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, a large Anglican church in central London, he has since been ordained as a minister in the Church of England and appointed Vicar of St Luke’s, Gas Street …
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Hymn for Today: Lyrics – Kari Jobe – Be Still My Soul

“Everyone who’s seen something grow out of the dust realizes God was up to something in the midst of pain and questions. He never promised that it would be easy or that it would be pain-free, but that He would never leave us or forsake us,” Jobe offers, adding, “I’m …
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Hymn for Today: Lyrics – Peter’s Song (Face to Face) by Michael O’Brien

“Face to Face (Peter’s Song)” was written by Mark Harris, Michael O’Brien, and Thomas Miller. With a moving vocal arrangement by Kelly Allsopp and Loisa Wright, and lyrics written from the story-telling perspective of Peter the Disciple, “Face to Face” is a powerful message to be performed by the church …
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Eucharistic Miracles

Eucharistic Miracle of Paris France 1290

We have started our simple exhibition of the Eucharistic Miracles which happened and were proved through the history of the Holy Church. (WE ARE ALL VERY WELCOME to visit The Chapel of the Sacred Heart in St Swithun’s church and to meditate what happened there. During Easter of 1290 a …
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