A Catholic charity has added its voice to calls by the patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem for peace in the Holy land after two days of atrocities and fierce fighting. Regina Lynch, international executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),...
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Bishop praises pope’s ‘timely and prophetic words’ in climate crisis exhortation
Apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum released on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi Pope Francis has released his apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, 'Praise God', to "clarify and complete" what he started in 2015 with his encyclical letter Laudato Si' on how we care for...
Caritas Middlesbrough autumn newsletter
Help build bridges of hope this Prisoners’ Sunday
Prisoners’ Sunday falls this year on October 8, when parishes across England and Wales are invited to bring people in prison and their families before the Lord in prayer.Pact is the national Catholic charity supporting prisoners, people with convictions and their...
Event examines responses to the climate emergency
Come and find out about the difference you can make during the climate emergency at our one-day event, Don’t Just Pray, Do Something for God’s Sake. The speakers are Sister Margaret Atkins (Laudato Si’ and Catholic Social Teaching) and Glen Melvin (Reducing Our Carbon...
Previewing the Synod – A historic moment in the life of the Catholic Church
Two years after Pope Francis gave all Catholics the opportunity to make their views known on the mission of the Church in the 21st century, the first of two Synod meetings will take place in Rome from October 4 on the theme 'For a Synodal Church: Communion,...
Cathedral starting points for new walking pilgrimages
You can now find a new collection of Catholic walking pilgrimage routes online. Hearts in Search of God is a three-year project to encourage people of all faiths and none to experience a pilgrimage walk in their own area.The combination of ancient and modern...
prayers for people of Libya and Morocco after devastating disasters
Bishop Paul Swarbrick, lead bishop for Africa for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has expressed the solidarity of the Church of England and Wales with the people of Morocco and Libya who have been devastated in recent days by two natural disasters.An earthquake...
Pope requests prayer and action for those ‘on the margins of society’
In The Pope Video for the month of September, Pope Francis asks us to pray “for those people who live on the margins of society in subhuman living conditions, that they may not be neglected by institutions and never be cast out”.Pope Francis asks: “How...









