The 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022 is celebrated on 25 September - the last Sunday of the month. The Holy Father has chosen the theme 'Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees"'.

The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) since 1914. It’s always an occasion to express concern for different vulnerable people on the move; to pray for them as they face many challenges; and to increase awareness about the opportunities that migration offers.

CAFOD - Pakistan Floods Appeal 01.09.22

Record monsoon rains and flash flooding across Pakistan has killed at least 1,100 people so far, with millions more displaced from their homes. Roads, crops, homes and bridges have all been washed away, in a situation described by Pakistan’s climate change minister Shery Rehman as ‘a climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions.’

Pope Francis September 2022

For the abolition of the death penalty

We pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country

Each day, there is a growing “NO” to the death penalty around the world. For the Church, this is a sign of hope.

From a legal point of view, it is not necessary.

Society can effectively repress crime without definitively depriving the offenders of the possibility of redeeming themselves.

Always, in every legal sentence, there must be a window of hope.

Capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge.

And it prevents any possibility of undoing a possible miscarriage of justice.

Additionally, the death penalty is morally inadmissible, for it destroys the most important gift we have received: life. Let us not forget that, up to the very last moment, a person can convert and change.

And in the light of the Gospel, the death penalty is unacceptable. The commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” refers to both the innocent and the guilty.

I, therefore, call on all people of goodwill to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world.

Let us pray that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country.

September 2022

Pope Francis Message for the 55th World Peace Day 01.01.22

The Season of Creation is a global ecumenical celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home, starting each year on 1 September and finishing on the feast of St Francis, 4 October.

Pope Francis Message for the second world day for Grandparents and the Elderly 24.07.22

Click on the picture link above for details

Sponsorship to all Ukrainian refugees

Click on the picture link above for details

#HelpUkraine

Organisations in Derby serving the Ukrainian community have come together to launch the #HelpUkraine appeal. The national launch was hosted by the Ukrainian Parish Church of St Michael the Archangel, near the Arboretum. It is introduced in the video above by Fr David Senyk, parish priest of communities the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in the area of our diocese.

You are invited to donate to this appeal, which is managed by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain with the Church's support. It represents the efforts of Ukrainians here in Nottingham Diocese and across the UK, and is the perfect way to show solidarity with our own neighbours, and their efforts for their compatriots, in this crisis.

Donate to #HelpUkraine

CAFOD - DEC Afghanistan Crisis Appeal

At the Bishops' Conference, we are acutely aware of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis up and down the country.

The crisis is having a devastating effect on families, pushing many deeper into poverty and leading many others to struggle with day-to-day living costs.

Archbishop Arthur Roche created Cardinal by Pope Francis 27.08.22

On Saturday, 27 August 2022, Archbishop Arthur Roche, the former Bishop of Leeds and Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, was one of 20 men created Cardinal by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica.

The Joy of Love

New reflection document on Marriage and Family Life

Click on the picture link above for details

Pray for Peace in Ukraine

Click on the picture link above for details

Caritas in Ukraine

Caritas Ukraine and Caritas-Spes are working on the ground to help about 13.000 people in different parts of the country, and especially in critical areas such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kyiv and Odessa. Caritas Internationalis have launched a campaign to support their work, especially for the most vulnerable people, such as the elderly and children in the conflict zones.

Donate to Caritas Internationalis

CAFOD Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Online workshop

The cost of living crisis: how might your parish respond?

Wednesday 28 September, 7.00 – 8.30 p.m.

We’ll share ideas of how we can respond to poverty, hunger and destitution in our parish congregations and neighbourhoods. And we’ll begin to develop options for action.

Caritas can provide bespoke support to a number of ‘beacon’ parishes. If you would like yours to be one of them, take this opportunity to find out more and invite your clergy and fellow parishioners to come along.

Sign up here to respond to the cost-of-living crisis

Nottingham Diocese goes green

'Pioneer Parishes' is an ambitious new environmental initiative for the Diocese of Nottingham, equipping parishes to map a journey to sustainability.

We're launching on St Francis' Day, 4 October at 7.00pm and we invite you to join us online that evening to pray, learn and find out more.

You can learn about Pioneer Parishes, a new scheme to support your parish in reaching net-zero and rewilding our land, and hear from one of the parishes who are already leading the way.

Click here to book your place.

The Season of Creation with Caritas Nottingham

Each year on the 1st September, the Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer for Creation, established by Pope Francis in 2015.

Street Pastors in Lincoln

Seventeen towns and cities in Nottingham Diocese have a Street Pastors scheme which reaches out to young people..

Lincoln Street Pastors are looking for people who are willing to offer up their time and their prayers for the Night Time Economy streets of Lincoln and become one of the team of Lincoln Street Pastors.

To find out more about what's involved follow the links below.

Click here to learn about the Street pastors scheme

Find out if there is a Street Pastors scheme in your town

Parishes of Welcome

The war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending soon, and its people are continuing to flee. Would you like to help your parish extend a welcome to refugees? Are you seeking to host a family or individual - or do you already have a guest and experience you'd like to exchange with fellow hosts?

We have received numerous expressions of interest in hosting refugees from the conflict in Ukraine. Compassion and solidarity are alive and well in the Diocese of Nottingham. That's why we're opening a Parishes of Welcome scheme, to help you find the support you need as a welcomer, locally and nationally, within the Church and beyond.

Even if you don't have spare accommodation, there are already plenty of opportunities to develop the care, support and accompaniment that will help those who have fled Ukraine to find a place of safety.