Pope Francis creates new cardinals at a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis announced today that he …
Pope Francis urges married couples to ‘be open to life’
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Angelus reflection on Oct. 6, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media “Be open to …
Cardinal echoes Pope’s plea for fasting and prayer
Cardinal Vincent Nichols | CBCEW Cardinal Vincent Nichols has asked priests and parishioners throughout the Diocese of Westminster to pray for peace next Monday, 7 …
Pope Francis calls for 7 October to be day of prayer and fasting for peace
Pope Francis | CBCEW Pope Francis says that “in this dramatic hour of our history, while the winds of war and the fires of violence …
Bishop McAleenan walks with migrants and refugees
Bishop McAleenan walks with migrants and refugees | Jesuit Refugee Service UK On Sunday (29 September), Catholics around the world celebrated the 110th World Day …
Latin Patriarch calls for day of prayer, penance and fasting for the Holy Land on 7 October
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem | CBCEW Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has called for a day of prayer, …
Pope Francis responds to critics of his comments on women in Belgium
Pope Francis speaks aboard the papal plane on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Aboard the papal plane to Rome on Sunday, Pope …
In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse, cover-up
Pope Francis prays during Mass at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis gave a strong …
A Day in the Life of a Parish Priest
Image credit: CBCEW The National Office of Vocation (NOV) have released two videos that provide an honest account of life as a priest. One video …
Apostolat Militaire International appoints new Secretary General from the UK
Rev (Sqn Ldr) Neil Galloway MBE RAF, AMI Secretary General, left.Vice admiral (ret) Matthieu Borsboom, AMI President, right.| Provided by Padre Neil Galloway and used …
Learn from the heart of ‘God’s influencer’ Blessed Carlo Acutis, says Bishop
The life of Blessed Carlo Acutis – an Italian boy who is expected to become the “first millennial saint” – reveals how humanity finds fulfilment …
Pope Francis: ‘True power is taking care of the weakest’
Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly Angelus address on Sunday, …
Catholic hospitality shows face of God to migrants and refugees
In a message to mark the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan has praised the Catholic community in England and Wales for …
Plymouth’s new Bishop will be a ‘Pilgrim of Hope’ alongside the faithful
Bishop Philip Moger, who will be Installed Bishop of Plymouth on 9 November, has said that despite the challenges of contemporary society, he sees many things …
Bishops’ Conference calls for Catholics to help abolish two-child benefit cap
Mother with her two children | CBCEW The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has renewed its call for the government to scrap the …
Medjugorje: What Catholics should know about the alleged Marian apparitions
This statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is on Apparition Hill, overlooking the village of Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina. | Credit: Adam Jan Figel/Shutterstock …
Vatican approves devotion at Medjugorje while not pronouncing on authenticity of ‘alleged messages’
A statue of Our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Credit: Gnuckx via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) In a highly anticipated report on the …
Bishop Sherrington says buffer zone legislation discriminates against people of faith
Women prayer vigil | CBCEW This morning, 18 September, the UK Government announced that legislation to enact so-called ‘safe access zones’ or ‘buffer zones’ outside …
Safeguarding agency reports ‘significant progress’ in standards at the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
The Right Reverend Stephen Wright, the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Press Release from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle The agency which oversees safeguarding …
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Philip Moger as the new Bishop of Plymouth
Bishop Philip Moger : CBCEW His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Philip Moger as the new Bishop of Plymouth. A priest of the Diocese …