Advent Group - Supporting Priests & Religious since 1969

Aims of Advent

+ To be a support group for men and women and their partners who have left the active ministry, or religious life.

+ 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

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.