Detail of stained glass depicting St. Patrick, in Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Goleen, County Cork. | Credit: Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia Commons …
Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on March 17, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis said …
‘From strangers to friends’: Archbishop O’Toole on Welsh pilgrimage
Archbishop Mark O’Toole | CBCEW Archbishop Mark O’Toole has praised an ecumenical pilgrimage from the Anglican Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff, to the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of …
Resignation of the Bishop of Clifton and appointment of a new bishop
Bishop-elect Bosco MacDonald | CBCEW Yesterday, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of Clifton. …
Pope Francis: We have a duty to help women accept the gift of life
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on March 10, 2024. | Vatican Media Pope Francis said this morning that governments and civil society have a …
Pope Francis urges ‘an immediate ceasefire in Gaza’ that frees hostages, grants aid
Speaking in his Angelus address on March 3 about the Israel-Hamas war, Pope Francis made an emotional plea for negotiations to reach a deal that …
Bishop Responds to Health and Social Care Select Committee Report on Assisted Suicide
Image credit: CBCEW Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, has issued a statement on the publication of a report by the Health and …
Pope Francis, recovering from ‘mild flu,’ renews call for peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 25, 2024, during his weekly Angelus reflection. The pope canceled his audiences the day …
No winner in Sudanese civil war, says bishop
Sudanese displacement | © Anita Kattakuzhy/Oxfam CC-BY-2.0 Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead Bishop for Africa, has emphasised the futility and destruction of the civil war in …
Pray for Ukrainians suffering separation brought on by war, says Bishop Nowakowski
Saturday, 24 February marks the two-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia. It’s a conflict that has slipped from the headlines somewhat, …
Bishop encourages the work of Jesuit Refugee Service UK as it launches Lent Appeal for refugees facing destitution
Bishop Paul McAleenan visiting Jesuit Refugee Service UK | CBCEW Bishop Paul McAleenan, the lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees in England and Wales …
Pope Francis: Lent is a time to ‘encounter wild beasts and angels’
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on Feb. 18, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media On the first Sunday of …
New booklet to help Catholics protect themselves against evil
The Fall of the Rebel Angels | Luca Giordano The Catholic Truth Society (CTS) has published a new booklet by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of …
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: ‘Let us return to God with all our heart’
Pope Francis presides over Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome on Feb. 14, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media On Ash …
Cardinal asks for special prayers for peace for the Holy Land
Cardinal Vincent Nichols | CBCEW Friday, 8 March Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to priests in the Diocese of Westminster to ask for a special …
10 ways to renew your life in Christ this Lent
Sumandaq / Shutterstock Lent is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live the Easter …
Pope Francis canonises Argentina’s first female saint
Pope Francis and Argentina’s President Javier Milei celebrate after the canonization Mass of Argentina’s first female saint, María Antonia of St. Joseph, on Feb. 11, …
Pope Francis: ‘God is always close to us’
Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus address at St. Peter’s on Feb. 4, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis reminded the faithful during the …
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Pope Francis: ‘The devil always takes away your freedom’
Pope Francis delivers the Sunday Angelus from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square, Jan. 28, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis …