After a year when so many of us have been separated from loved ones, the theme “Together” has been chosen as schools are invited to the first-ever National Youth Funday on Friday November 20. Youth ministry teams from across England and Wales will host this exciting...
A statement from the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales Cardinal Vincent Nichols and vice-president Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP... The Catholic Church in England and Wales welcomes the report from the Independent Inquiry into Child...
As part of the Christmas story, York's Bar Convent will be celebrating angels and all that they symbolise – from faith, love and comfort to strength, protection and guardianship. During lockdown the convent is creating a Christmas display of angels for the windows of...
A message from Episcopal Vicar for Christian Discipleship CANON JOHN LUMLEY ahead of the fourth World Day of the Poor, which takes place this Sunday (November 15).Last year we were able to host a hugely inspiring event in St Mary's Cathedral involving various...
Father Bill Serplus has raised an impressive £2,395 for York Mind with a challenging 25-mile coastal walk from Whitby to Redcar. The parish priest of St Aelred’s in York came up with the idea after being asked what he would do for his annual sponsored event. “Everyone...
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) investigation report into the Roman Catholic Church of England and Wales was published on November 10 2020.This investigation report examines the extent of institutional failings by the Roman Catholic Church in...
We continue our fervent prayer for all of humanity this month, as the whole world continues to suffer from the pandemic, yet we keep in our prayer another concern that will affect us all, now and in the generations that follow us.Pope Francis asks us to pray with him...
Depaul UK chief executive Mike Thiedke says the Covid crisis is placing thousands of young people at risk of harm and abuse.The youth homelessness charity CEO was speaking at the launch of the final report in a five-year research project “Danger Zones and Stepping...
The coronavirus pandemic has left Bethlehem’s tourism-reliant economy in tatters, according to a shop owner, who has appealed to pilgrims, saying he longs for the day when they can safely return. Rony Tabash, owner of the Nativity Store in Bethlehem, told Catholic...
