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Cardinal Newman by Walter William Ouless (1848–1933); Oriel College, Oxford

S John Henry Newman, Doctor, co-Patron of Education

Saturday 1 November 2025

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV formally declared the Ordinariate’s patron, S John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church on All Saints’ Day, 1 November 2025.

Bishop David at St Mary's College Oscott

Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: October 2025

Monday 13 October 2025

October sees the pilgrimage of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham to Rome during the Jubilee Year. Bishop David writes about giving thanks.

A new Doctor of the Church

Tuesday 30 September 2025

On Saturday 1 November, All Saints’ Day, Pope Leo XIV will officially declare St John Henry Newman, the most recently canonised saint from England and Wales, the 38th Doctor of the Church.

Bishop David, speaking to the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: September 2025

Friday 12 September 2025

September sees the patronal feast of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Bishop David writes about Walsingham and the place of the Ordinariate.

Bishop David at his consecration

Bishop David’s Pastoral Letter: June 2025

Saturday 21 June 2025

Bishop David has written on the occasion of the anniversary of his consecration and the first publication of the Ordinariate Newsletter.

Cardinal Nichols at the press conference

Cardinal Nichols speaks about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Saturday 21 June 2025

Cardinal Vincent Nichols issued a response after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by just 23 votes.