Cardinal Vincent Nichols joined his brother bishops from the London area alongside the Papal Nuncio His Excellency Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti for a short service of …
Ukrainian Bishop encourages UK Catholics to pray for peace in Ukraine
Source: CNA Wednesday, 26 January Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine as the threat of Russian troops invading …
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord wants us to trust one another’
Pope Francis presides at the celebration of Second Vespers of the Solemnity of the Conversion of St. Paul at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, …
Latin Mass Society Statement on Confirmations
Bishop John Sherrington administering the Sacrament of Confirmation. Credit: Latin Mass Society. | https://lms.org.uk/. The Latin Mass Society regrets to report that Cardinal Vincent Nichols …
Cardinal Nichols: Traditional rite confirmations no longer permitted
Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates a Pontifical Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament at Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, London, Sept. 11, 2021. | Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Cardinal …
Pope Francis: Global synodal path ‘a great opportunity to listen to one another’
Pope Francis listens to a boy called Emanuele at St. Paul of the Cross parish, Rome, on April 15, 2018. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis …
Benedict XVI confirms he attended disputed 1980 meeting in Munich
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, pictured in summer 2017. | EWTN/Paul Badde. Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has apologised for mistakenly saying that he did not attend …
Promoting the pivotal role young people play in Interreligious Dialogue
Fr Jan Nowotnik, Director of Mission. Credit: CBCEW Delegates from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales attended an interfaith youth event at the …
Listening is essential for communication says Pope Francis
Pope Francis through mobile phones. Credit: Vatican Media Pope’s message for World Communications Day 2022 After focusing last year on seeing reality and conveying it …
Pope Francis: The Word of God rekindles hope
Pope Francis conferred on Catholics the lay ministries of catechist and lector at a Mass for the Sunday of the Word of God on Jan. …
Pope Francis calls for day of prayer for Ukraine
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on Jan. 23, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis today called for January 26 to be a day of …
Archbishop Longley: The journey together towards Christian Unity
Archbishop Longley celebrating Holy Mass. Credit: CBCEW What is the foundation for good ecumenical relations? According to the Archbishop of Birmingham, the Most Reverend Bernard …
Pope to confer ministries on lay men and women on Word of God Sunday
Lay reader. Credit: CBCEW The Sunday of the Word of God is observed annually on the third Sunday of Ordinary Time (occurring this year on …
Bishop echoes Pope’s call for nations to unite to treat leprosy and promote social inclusion
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department. Credit: CBCEW. Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has commended the …
Pope Francis: Human life is the most valuable work asset
Source: CNA Pope Francis said that human life is the most important asset to protect in the workplace, and lamented the many lives lost in …
Vatican asks bishops to invite local Protestant and Orthodox leaders to participate in synodal path
Cardinal Kurt Koch and Cardinal Mario Grech. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA and Diocese of Gozo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The Vatican has issued a letter …
Synod of Bishops’ resources website links to women’s ordination group
The opening day of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican Synod Hall on Oct. 3, 2018. | Daniel …
Pope Francis: ‘God is not afraid of our sins’
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 19, 2021. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has encouraged people to encounter …
Emmanuel Macron calls for abortion to be added to EU rights charter
Emmanuel Macron. | Frederic Legrand COMEO/Shutterstock. French President Emmanuel Macron called today for abortion to be added to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Speaking …
CPS consider guidelines advising against charges for those who assist in ‘mercy killings’
Lady Justice atop the Old Bailey in London. | antb/Shutterstock. The Crown Prosecution Service, which brings criminal charges in England and Wales, is considering a …