What is it?

Alpha is a ten-week, fifteen-session practical introduction to the Christian faith. It is designed primarily for non-churchgoers and new or lapsed Christians. It is also proving to be a great blessing for church-going Catholics seeking renewal in the basics of their faith.

Alpha originates from the Church of England and is now being run by churches of all denominations, including many hundreds of Catholic parishes, in this country and around the world. It is also being used in over 120 of the UK's 158 prisons. Courses are also running in many schools, universities and colleges of higher and further education.

Alpha is helping Catholics respond practically to the challenge of the New Evangelisation.

"I sense the moment has come to commit all of the Church's energies to a New Evangelisation."
Pope John Paul II