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The Friends of the Holy Father - Annual General Meeting 2026
Notice is hereby given that the forty third Annual General Meeting of The Friends of the Holy Father will be held on Tuesday, 9th June 2026 at 6.45pm in The Meeting Room, Vaughan House, 46 Francis Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 1QW. The Annual General Meeting will be preceded by the 5.30pm Mass in Westminster Cathedral, which will be celebrated by His Excellency, Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, which members are encouraged to attend. Further information can be found on the newsletters page. |
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Pope Leo XIV appoints lay woman Prefect of Dicastery for Communication
Currently President and COO of EWTN News, Maria Montserrat Alvarado will succeed Paolo Ruffini in November, continuing the path of reform and renewal initiated by Pope Francis.
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Currently President and COO of EWTN News, Maria Montserrat Alvarado will succeed Paolo Ruffini in November, continuing the path of reform and renewal initiated by Pope Francis.
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Address of Pope Leo XIV to Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See
Hall of Benediction, Friday, 9 January 2026 Read the article on the Holy See website |
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The Friends of the Holy Father reception at the Garrick Club
Our reception at the Garrick Club on 11 May proved a great success, with about 90 people attending including FHF members and guests. We hope of course to persuade the latter to become members. The event was facilitated by Father Sean Power of Palmer’s Green Parish and generously sponsored by one of our Council members. We are very grateful to them both.
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Our reception at the Garrick Club on 11 May proved a great success, with about 90 people attending including FHF members and guests. We hope of course to persuade the latter to become members. The event was facilitated by Father Sean Power of Palmer’s Green Parish and generously sponsored by one of our Council members. We are very grateful to them both.
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“The Friends of the Holy Father” meet Pope Leo in Rome.
Monsignor Whitmore, Spiritual Advisor to the Friends of the Holy Father, is greeted by Pope Leo who was then introduced to FHF members John Sinfield, Irene Sinfield, Ann-Marie Rivers, Lynne Langan and Naomi Langan. Read more.... |
The Pope greeted and thanked the members of the Friends of the Holy Father
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Friends Contribute to Jubilee Year 2025
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We are delighted to announce that The Friends of the Holy Father are privileged to have been involved in the Jubilee year. We responded to an appeal from the Dicastery for Communications in Rome for assistance to Vatican media by funding an outdoor studio in St Peters Square, which will enable them to provide worldwide coverage of all the events taking place during the Jubilee Year. Read more....
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Pope Francis on the threshold of St Peter's Basilica door on Christmas Eve
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The Friends of the Holy Father is a Roman Catholic organization founded in 1980 to offer practical support for the Pope's universal ministry.
"His work is vital, his task immense"
The Holy See, the episcopal seat of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, includes the central government of the Church, dating back to apostolic times. Today it resides in the sovereign Vatican City State that only came into existence in 1929.
The work in the Vatican has increased dramatically in recent years. New departments have been created to deal with the various needs of a rapidly changing modern world. Demands on a limited budget have also arisen and the Friends have been able to assist the Holy Father's work in a number of practical ways.
"His work is vital, his task immense"
The Holy See, the episcopal seat of the Pope as Bishop of Rome, includes the central government of the Church, dating back to apostolic times. Today it resides in the sovereign Vatican City State that only came into existence in 1929.
The work in the Vatican has increased dramatically in recent years. New departments have been created to deal with the various needs of a rapidly changing modern world. Demands on a limited budget have also arisen and the Friends have been able to assist the Holy Father's work in a number of practical ways.
