His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has today appointed Fr Stephen Wang as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. Ordained to the …
Excommunication decreed for Lefebvrian episcopal ordinations
A document signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, defines the rite celebrated on 1 July as an “act of a schismatic nature,” with an explanatory note providing details of the grave canonical sanction of excommunication.
Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate
At the headquarters of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X in Switzerland, Bishops Alfonso de Galarreta and Bernard Fellay preside over the episcopal consecration, and the Superior General declared: “Any penalties or censures imposed for this act have no value whatsoever.”
Bishop Hudson expresses solidarity with Venezuela
Credit: CBCEW On Wednesday 24 June, two huge earthquakes struck in Venezuela within a minute of each other. The death toll stands at 1,450, with …
Bishop Swarbrick urges support for ebola-hit people
Credit: CBCEW Bishop Paul Swarbrick has expressed his solidarity with communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) affected by a serious Ebola outbreak …
Archbishop Moth receives Pallium from Pope Leo: We share in the work as shepherds of the flock
On Monday 29 June, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster, received the Pallium from Pope Leo XIV at …
Statement by Bishop Paul Mason on the National Maternity and Neonatal Care report
Credit: CBCEW I welcome the final report of the National Maternity and Neonatal Care Investigation led by Baroness Valerie Amos. I am grateful for the …
Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Richard Moth Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Northampton
Bishop Moth at Prayer | CBCEW His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Richard Moth as Apostolic Administrator sede plena et ad nutum Sanctæ Sedis of …
Pope at Angelus: Love involves detachment, loss, hospitality
At the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo XIV says that true love requires us to be detached, accept loss, and provide hospitality to those in need.
Pope Leo XIV prays for Venezuela quake victims at Angelus
The pope expressed solidarity with those affected by recent earthquakes, following a reflection on “detachment, loss and hospitality” in Christian love.
Statement from the President and Vice President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
A statement from the President and Vice President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales “Yesterday’s news of the charges brought against Bishop …
Statement from the Diocese of Northampton
Statement on behalf of the Diocese of Northampton The Diocese of Northampton can confirm that Bishop David Oakley has been charged after an investigation into non-recent safeguarding allegations. We …
Pope urges nations not to turn away from those seeking protection
Following the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Leo marks world Refugee Day, prays for victims in a car crash in Brazil and greets members of the Pentecostal Church.
Pope at Angelus tells Christians to respond to hatred with love
Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to root their mission in personal encounter and contemplation, drawing strength from an intimate relationship with Christ to witness to the Gospel with hope, love, and perseverance in every circumstance.
Pope Leo XIV says evil crumbles when the Gospel is lived out
At the Angelus, the pontiff said Christ sees the wounds of war, broken families, and young people misled by false ideals.
Pope’s World Day of Poor message: The Lord is refuge of the poor
In his message for the 10th World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV reflects on God as “the refuge of the poor,” urging Christians to rediscover the central place of the poor and examine our commitment to justice, solidarity, and human dignity
LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain from June 6–12
Follow here for live updates of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Spain from June 6–12. To see more updates, click on the grey area below. …
Pope recalls how Eucharistic grace transforms and makes us protagonists of hope
In the heart of Madrid, Pope Leo XIV leads Corpus Christi Sunday celebrations with over 1.2 million people participating, encouraging Spaniards “to ensure that the religiosity which has shaped and defined this country for centuries is not a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today.”
Pope at Angelus: We find our home in the Trinity
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Leo reminds the pilgrims gathered for the Angelus prayer that the life of the Triune God “gives peace to our heart, which is often very restless.”
Pope: May God guide world leaders towards a just and lasting peace
Pope Leo renews his appeal for peace, praying that God guide world leaders towards a just and lasting peace, while also encouraging a culture of care for the ill and greeting pilgrims gathered at Poland’s Marian shrine of Piekary.