Hello and Welcome to the Archdiocese of Birmingham website.

Your virtual visit is most welcome.

This website is our window to the world and an opportunity for us to share our Catholic faith in a digital setting. Now more than ever online communication is vital to keep in touch, to engage and to share. It also enables us to develop and deepen the unity which the Lord has given to his Church.  

I hope that you find what you are looking for here.  I also assure you of my prayers and kindest wishes.

Yours sincerely in the Lord,

Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham

Lourdes Daily

Relive day by day coverage of the 2026 Lourdes pilgrimage here #Brum2Lourdes

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Author: Caroline Bletso

Garden Party and Castle Open Day 2026

Celebrating 30 years of Alton Castle as a Retreat Centre. Saturday 20 June.

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Author: Faye Fawcett

Location: Alton Castle,Castle Hill Road, Alton, Staffordshire

Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Hednesford

All invited to continue their Lourdes experience or to enter into the experience of Lourdes. Sunday 5 July.

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Author: Faye Fawcett

Location: Our Lady of Lourdes,Uxbridge Street, Hednesford, Staffordshire

Latest news

  • Corpus Christi Marked with Processions Across the Archdiocese

    Parishes across the Archdiocese marked Corpus Christi on Sunday 7 June with Eucharistic processions, bringing communities together in prayer and reflecting the diversity and character of local parishes, with one procession even making use of a car. Read more

  • The OHP Academy 2026/27

    The OHP Academy is a six-month online worship school for aspiring worship leaders, musicians and songwriters who want to invest in their leadership, grow in their practical gifting in order to serve in their context and go deeper in their journey of faith. Read more

  • Two New Canons Installed at St Chad’s Cathedral

    Fr Robert Taylerson and Fr Harry Curtis installed as Canons of the Cathedral Chapter at St Chad's Cathedral Read more

Events

  • Training Day with Restore, June 2026

    Could you be the one to make a positive difference to a refugee's life? Sign up now for June's training opportunity. Read more

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    Location: St John's, High Street, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9PT

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  • Recruitment Open Day: Adult Care

    Invitation from Father Hudson's Caritas to find out more about working in Adult Care, Saturday 13 June Read more

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    Location: Father Hudson's Caritas, St George's House , Gerards Way , Coleshill , B46 3FG

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  • Put your best foot forward and join the John Bradburne Pilgrimage

    Register your interest for this annual event. Taking place in Cumbria, Saturday 13 June. Read more

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    Location: Cumbria

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