The Catholic community in Oxford will come together for a special Mass this evening after the death of Pope Francis.

The Catholic community in Oxford will come together for a special Mass this evening after the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church has sadly passed away at the age of 88. He became the Sovereign of Vatican City in 2013, and reigned in that role until his death on April 21, 2025. Local ...

He had recently resumed some official duties during his recovery from pneumonia. Fr Nicholas Edmonds-Smith, Provost and Parish Priest at The Oxford Oratory, said: “Today the Catholic Church has lost a ...

The Oxford Oratory, in Woodstock Road, held a special Mass at 6pm Monday evening. It will a Solemn Requiem Mass at a later date. On its Facebook page, the church said: “O God, whose nature ...