Iraq’s Christians say Pope Francis’ planned visit gives them hope that they do have a future in their homeland – despite the genocide they suffered. Project partners of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in the city of Qaraqosh (Baghdeda), which is on...
A range of resources have been made available in the run up to the Pope’s new Sunday of the Word of God on January 24 as part of the God Who Speaks initiative. Click on the links below for more information. Sunday of the Word of God Blessing of Bibles Commissioning of...
The Department of Health is holding a public consultation on whether to continue the practice of allowing abortion providers to send abortion pills to women so that they can perform their own abortion at home. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is...
The physical reality of Easter is captured in a new book which brings together voices from the first Holy Week with those from across the Holy Land in today’s Covid-hit world. With forewords by Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Justin Welby, Holy Week Voices...
Plans to implement the recommendations of the Elliott Review and improve safeguarding structures and arrangements within the Catholic Church in England and Wales have been announced. More details are available in the PDF below...
The weekly Mass at the Lady Chapel at Mount Grace has been temporarily suspended because of the new national lockdown and the worsening Covid-19 pandemic. A Vigil Mass is usually celebrated at 3pm each Saturday, but this will not take place for the present time,...
Bishop Terry will preside in a ceremony at a date to be arranged to bless Dom Robert Igo, who has been elected ninth Abbot of Ampleforth. Dom Robert was elected on Tuesday January 5 in the presence of Abbot Paul Stonham OSB, delegate of the president of the English...
Since Pope Francis published his groundbreaking letter on the environment, Laudato Si’, in 2015, millions of people worldwide have joined the global movement to address the environmental crisis our world is facing.A group called Laudato Si’ Animators UK is inviting...
Pax Christi, the international Catholic movement for peace, has produced a variety of online and paper resources to celebrate the theme for Peace Sunday on January 17, “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace". In his message to parishes, Pax Christi national president...
