Aims of Advent

+ To be a support group for men and women and their partners who have left the active ministry, or religious life. Sadly we are unable to offer any financial support.

+ To offer a safe haven for men and women who are considering change.

+ To be a support for others closely involved with the priest's or religious' decision.

+ To work for change in the Church and its ministry

New report on Anglican Ordinations

: Written by: Ruth Gledhill; Created: 21 November 2025

https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/more-than-one-in-three-catholic-ordinations-are-former-anglican-clergy-says-new-report/

More than one in three Catholic ordinations are former Anglican clergy, says new report

Ruth Gledhill

20 November 2025, The Tablet

More than one third of priestly ordinations in the Catholic Church in England and Wales from 1992 to 2024 were former Anglican clergy, according to a report published today.

Around 700 former clergy and religious of the Church of England, Church in Wales or Scottish Episcopal Church have been received into the Catholic Church since 1992, including 16 former Anglican bishops and two “continuing” Anglican bishops. From 1992 to 2025, five Anglican permanent deacons and 486 Anglican priests were ordained in the Catholic Church.

Former Workington priest jailed for sex offences dies in HMP Swaleside

: Written by: Alex Walker; Created: 06 November 2025

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/25583930.former-workington-priest-jailed-sex-offences-dies-hmp-swaleside/?ref=ial

Peter Turner, 85, died of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on February 6 at HMP Swaleside, according to an investigation report from the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

The former priest, known as Father Gregory Carroll, was jailed in February 2020, with a sentence of 20 years 10 months, after he admitted a string of sexual offences more than 30 years earlier against three boys aged between nine and 12.

Welsh priest admits sending neo-Nazi messages as part of ‘sexual fetish’

: Written by: Alex Walker; Created: 01 November 2025

October 31, 2025

Welsh priest admits sending neo-Nazi messages as part of ‘sexual fetish’

The Catholic Herald

A Catholic priest from Cardiff has been sentenced to a year-long community order after admitting to sending racist and violent messages in an online neo-Nazi chatroom.

Father Mark Rowles, 57, of St John Lloyd Catholic Church, appeared before magistrates after investigators from counter-terrorism police traced his posts on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.