Cardinal Pizzaballa | CBCEW After more than two weeks of conflict and violence in the Holy Land, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on 24 October, …
Synod General Assembly to People of God: ‘Church must listen to everyone’
Those taking part in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops have approved a Letter to the People of God giving thanks …
Lead Bishop for Environment makes plea to Prime Minister ahead of COP28
Laudate-Deum-booklet | CBCEW The Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, Bishop John Arnold, yesterday (24 October) wrote to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, …
Briefing: Synod to publish ‘Letter to the People of God’ later today
Pope Francis at the opening of the Synod | CBCEW The reading of the draft of the Letter to the People of God was greeted …
New Prayer and Liturgy Directory launched by CES and Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Cardinal Nichols at a school opening blessing | CBCEW A new Prayer and Liturgy Directory for Catholic schools, colleges and academies in England and Wales …
Bishop Davies: Marriage is ‘at risk of being eradicated altogether’
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, England, presides over a Mass for marriage in his diocese on Oct. 14, 2023. | Credit: Simon Caldwell/St. Gabriel News …
Pope Francis and U.S. President Biden speak by phone, discuss Israel and Gaza
Pope Francis meets President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Sunday …
Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus: ‘We must not be slaves to any earthly power’
Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus message to about 20,000 faithful in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2023. | Credit: Vatican …
Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem respond to the ‘profound loss of life’ at Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza
Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem | Image Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement after …
Pope Francis speaks to Catholic faithful of parish in Gaza
Prayers and candles for Gazza | CBCEW Pope Francis makes a phone call to the parishioners of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, with …
Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem offers to be exchanged for hostages held by Hamas
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, patriarch of Jerusalem. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez The Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem has offered to be exchanged for the children …
Praying for peace: Franciscans hold special prayer services in Jerusalem
Local Christians pray the rosary during a prayer service hosted by the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land on Saturday, Oct. 14, …
New bill introduces world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland
The flag of Scotland. | Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics …
Pope renews appeal for respect of Humanitarian Law in Gaza
Gaza camp near Rafah | CBCEW Pope Francis issues an urgent appeal for a halt to violence in Israel and Palestine reiterating his belief that …
Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
St. Thérèse of Lisieux. | Credit: Public domain Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing …
Canon Christopher Thomas’s reflection on St Thérèse of Lisieux
On the day Pope Francis released his Apostolic Letter on St Thérèse of Lisieux, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and …
Pope publishes new Apostolic Exhortation dedicated to St Thérèse of Lisieux
St Thérèse of Lisieux : CBCEW Pope Francis has published a new Apostolic Exhortation entitled C’est la Confiance – It is the Confidence – dedicated …
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Catholic patriarch calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land
Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021. | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The …
Pope Francis appeals for peace and restraint in Israel-Hamas war
Pope Francis | CBCEW Pope Francis appeals for peace in the Holy Land and says Israel has the right to defend itself, but affirms that …