Latest News Day for Life 2026: Applications Open Invitation from the Catholic Bishops' Conference The Day for Life fund provides financial assistance each year to organisations working to support the Church’s mission to protect human life from conception to natural death. Each year, the money donated by the faithful on the Day for Life is dispersed to these organisations to assist them in undertaking specific projects relating to life issues. These can range from educational workshops to advocacy campaigns, practical support services to commissioning research. These include but are not limited to: Start of lifeEnd of life Grief relating to start or end of life issuesPregnancy MiscarriageHospice and terminal careDementia care The application deadline is Sunday 28 June. The Church teaches that life is to be nurtured from conception to natural death. In England and Wales, Day for Life is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year. This year it falls on Sunday 21 June. Find out more and how to apply Day for Life Manage Cookie Preferences