'I am not like Thomas... not because I cannot see Christ's wounds, but because I can, daily...' #TodaysHeaven, for the feast of #StThomas 👇 allthislifeandheaventoo.blogspot.com/2025/07/i-am... #Catholic #SacredHeart #RSCJ #SimplyLife #Choice4God #BlueSkySisters #LOUDfence @loudfenceuk.bsky.social

Northampton Diocese are hosting a Service of Healing and Hope for all impacted by abuse with a deanery pilgrimage on 7th June in Luton. The full itinerary for the event is at: northamptondiocese.org/home-page/lu...

LOUDfence - accompanying the church on a pilgrimage of the heart.

Northampton Diocese are hosting a day of events for those impacted by abuse called "A Journey Towards Healing and Hope for Survivors" on 7th June beginning at 10am - Holy Family Church in Luton. The link to the full itinerary is northamptondiocese.org/home-page/lu...

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya Angelou Saying a prayer of thanks for Bishop Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes because he would like those impacted by abuse to feel God's love and compassion for them.

Today is the national day of prayer for survivors of abuse. Please keep all those impacted by abuse in your prayers; please pray for Paul.

Today is the national day of prayer for survivors of abuse in England and Wales. Please keep all those impacted by abuse in your prayers. Please pray for Francesca.

What kind of safeguarding culture are you growing in your part of the church? LOUDfence - it takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church

The hallmark of true commitment to safeguarding is the ability to listen objectively to a disclosure about someone you like or are reputationally connected to and not seek to silence the person who is reporting the allegation. This is the price of a safer church.

Listening is the gift which helps others rediscover their voice. Really listening to someone and accompanying them is an act of restorative justice.

Never underestimate how far your message of compassion can travel. LOUDfence Westminster - make your voice and your compassion visible.

Join us for the LOUDfence Workshop at 10am today in the hall at Westminster Cathedral. LOUDfence - make your voice and your compassion visible.

We're taking the cumbrian LOUDfence to Westminster. Please join us at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 10th May for the LOUDfence Workshop at 10am and Service of Healing and Hope with LOUDfence at 2.30pm. LOUDfence - It takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church. It takes all of us...

Thursday 1 May saw St Paul’s Church in Alnwick is hold a LOUDfence event, a service of hope, reconciliation and accompaniment. Hosted by Canon Stephen Watson, attended by Bishop Stephen and many parishioners and supporters of @loudfenceuk.bsky.social. Read more: diocesehn.org.uk/news/loudfen...

LOUDfence message tied to a tree at the entrance of St Paul's Church in Alnwick. We are one body in Christ. If one part of the body of Christ suffers abuse, we are all injured. We should all feel compelled to care.

Pilgrim shell painted and gilded by somebody impacted by abuse in the Church of St Paul in Alnwick for the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan LOUDfence. "We are gravely injured, but we are not dead. We are wounded but we are not destroyed."

A message for Lourdes on the Diocesan LOUDfence of Hexham and Newcastle in St Paul's Church in Alnwick yesterday evening. "Courage calls to courage everywhere"

On my way to the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan LOUDfence at St Paul's Church in Alnwick. The service starts at 6.30pm. LOUDfence - build bridges of compassion and take down the walls of silence and indifference.

Please join us on 1st May at 6.30pm for the Diocesan Service of Hope, Reconciliation and Accompaniment and LOUDfence at St Paul's Church in Alnwick.

"You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them. This is how prayer works." —Pope Francis

The way to honor Pope Francis is to continue his fight for social justice — and to make sure that the values he instilled in us are reflected in our politics and the leaders we choose to represent us.

Pope Francis requested his final resting place be in front of this icon in the Church of St Maria Maggiore. He asked to be laid under the gaze of the church's senior safeguarding officer. He let us know what is really important - to be with the person in the church who makes you feel truly safe.

Sr Samuelle, who was subjected to abuse by Marko Rupnik is being supported by the Jesuits to launch a new art project entitled "Renaissance". Sr Samuelle asked me to let you all know about this important project which is designed to give visibility to survivors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DNJ...

For the humble, vulnerable and pastoral priest I met in Rome, Pope Francis. I'm sorry I will not see you again in this life, but with god's mercy I will meet you again in the next. Until then, be at peace. You are not gone, you are just not here now.

“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." -Pope Francis

I was so privileged to spend some time with Pope Francis. He was truly an apostle of mercy and compassion. When God calls us unto himself, may that be said of all of us too.

I'm heartbroken Pope Francis died this morning. He was such a kind and gentle priest. I am so so sad. I pray for the repose of his soul.

The agony of Good Friday. The cost of our redemption. The ultimate act of love.

For all those who are still going through their own crucifixion this Good Friday. Your wounds we carry with us to the foot of the cross. We lay them there with sincere prayers for your healing and peace. A message of solidarity on the LOUDfence at the bishop's plenary council in Lourdes in 2023.

The next Bishop of Truro, David Williams, will be installed at a service of welcome at Truro Cathedral on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11am. Bishop David is keen for as many people as possible to join him on this special occasion. More info trurodiocese.org.uk #newbishop @churchofengland.org

"Any person aspires to liberty and equality but they cannot achieve it without the assistance of all, with fraternity." LOUDfence - It takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church. Be part of the revolution of compassion.

Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort tying a ribbon to the LOUDfence at the Plenary Council of the Bishops of France in Lourdes in 2023. LOUDfence - it takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church.

Announcing the Service of Healing and Hope and LOUDfence at Westminster Cathedral at 2.30pm on 10th May. A LOUDfence Workshop will begin on the morning of 10th May at 10am in the Cathedral Hall. LOUDfence- make your voice and compassion visible.

Join us Saturday 12th May at 10.30am at St Thomas Aquinas Church in Darlington for the fourth diocesan crafting LOUDfence Workshop. Try a new form of crafting and make new friends. LOUDfence - accompanying each other on the road to hope and healing.

You do not have to choose between the practice of your faith and compassion for those impacted by abuse. Compassion for the wounded is a manifestation of faith. LOUDfence - make your voice and your compassion visible.

www.osvnews.com/art-center-c... Very happy to be of some small service to the sisters who have been injured and the Diocese of Tarbes and Lourdes.

St Thomas Aquinas Church in Darlington is hosting a LOUDfence Workshop on Saturday 12th April at 10.30am. Why not come along and learn a new form of crafting? You might be surprised how artistic you really are. LOUDfence - it takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church.

LOUDfence - a ribbon is a voice; it just wants to say something.

Join us this Saturday 12th May at 10.30am at St Thomas Aquinas Church in Darlington for the fourth diocesan LOUDfence Workshop. LOUDfence - accompanying each other on the road to hope and healing.

❤️‍🔥Honoured & delighted to collaborate with @ASobocki in launching this synodal Jubilee campaign inspired by Lourdes- inviting pilgrims to share their pilgrimage pictures with the hashtag #pilgrimsofhopeandhealing and #iwillnotforsakeyou to show support and compassion for survivors of abuse. ❤️‍🔥

LOUDfence and Plymouth Diocese present a synodal campaign- Pilgrims of Healing & Hope. Could all pilgrims to Lourdes take a photo of themselves in front of the covered doors of the Rosary Chapel and post the images online with the hashtags #PilgrimsOfHopeAndHealing and #IWillNotForsakeYou

LOUDfence - because it takes the whole church to heal the whole of the church.

Messages of support from priests in the Diocese of Plymouth for all impacted by abuse, posted on the LOUDfence at St David's Cathedral in Cardiff. Silent unexpressed love is futile. If you care, let it show.

Today is World Autism Awareness Day and April is World Autism Acceptance Month. There are some great resources over at waam.autism.org.uk go check them out. #Autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth

What if the survivor is not the lay person in front of you, but the priest stood next to you? What if the priest was your son, brother or uncle? What if the priest was somebody you loved? LOUDfence - because it shouldn't have to happen to you, to matter to you.