MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

The Smell of the Sheep !

Written by: Alex Walker

 The smell of the sheep edition 1final  

 A new Diocesan Pastoral Council Document 27 6 14  

 Response from Portsmouth ACTA core group to proposed Regional Pastoral Areas FINAL  

 Feedback on A Call to Holiness final

Calling to mind

Written by: Alex Walker

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December 2014 Newsletter

Written by: Eileen Fitzpatrick

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In putting together my first Newsletter as Chair of ACTA I thought it might be helpful if I told you a little about myself. I have been involved in ACTA from the outset and attended the now famous meeting at Heythrop when we had to decamp to a large neighbouring church, so many had turned up in London. It was a truly uplifting occasion and I could sense the energy of this large group of faithful Catholics who wanted to dialogue with other groups in the Church, including bishops. The one thing that drew us together was our passionate love of Church and our wish to spread the good news of the gospels.

Read more: December 2014 Newsletter

Burke replaced by Pope Francis

Written by: Alex Walker

Pope appoints Archbishop Paul Gallagher, first ever Englishman as “Foreign Minister”, names Archbishop Dominque Mamberti to replace Cardinal Raymond Burke as “Chief Justice”

Listen Again !

Written by: Admin

Listen again to the speakers at the ACTA 3rd National Conference

Dr Oonagh O'Brien - The Joy of the Gospel - and onwards

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Professor Mary Grey - Justice for Women – reclaiming theology as liberation

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Fr Timothy Buckley CSsR - Remarriage and the Eucharist – after the Synod

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