Catechesis Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/catechesis/ England and Wales Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:20:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Catechesis Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/catechesis/ 32 32 174395915 Archbishop Mark O’Toole re-appointed to the International Council for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:19:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119913 The Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia is delighted to announce that Archbishop Mark O’Toole has been re-appointed by Pope Leo XIV for a further five-year term as a member of the International Council for Catechesis (Co.In.Cat.), a body within the Dicastery for Evangelisation. The appointment was confirmed in a letter from the Dicastery, following the Holy Father’s […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mark-otoole-re-appointed-to-the-international-council-for-catechesis/feed/ 0 119913 Pope at Audience: God’s grace helps us triumph in spiritual combat https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-at-audience-gods-grace-helps-us-triumph-in-spiritual-combat/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-at-audience-gods-grace-helps-us-triumph-in-spiritual-combat/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:16:54 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=85726 Pope Francis picked up his catechesis series on vices and virtues at the Wednesday General Audience, focusing his reflections on spiritual combat. The Pope said that our Christian life is never “linear or devoid of struggle,” but rather requires “continuous combat.” He pointed to the oil with which Christians are first anointed at Baptism, saying […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-at-audience-gods-grace-helps-us-triumph-in-spiritual-combat/feed/ 0 85726 Bishop Mark O’Toole becomes Member of the International Council for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-otoole-becomes-member-of-the-international-council-for-catechesis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-otoole-becomes-member-of-the-international-council-for-catechesis/#respond Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:22:10 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=59685 The Bishop of Plymouth, the Right Reverend Mark O’Toole, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference’s Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship has been named a member of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation’s International Council for Catechesis. The Council has the aim of “studying the most important issues in catechesis and encouraging the sharing of experiences […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-mark-otoole-becomes-member-of-the-international-council-for-catechesis/feed/ 0 59685 Recognising the Ministry of Catechist https://www.cbcew.org.uk/recognising-the-ministry-of-catechist/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/recognising-the-ministry-of-catechist/#respond Thu, 13 May 2021 10:42:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56019 We warmly welcome Pope Francis’s Apostolic Letter Antiquum ministerium, formally recognising the ministry of catechist and look forward to what it proposes for the Universal Church and for the Church in England and Wales. Life-long process of formation The ministry of catechist, which the document promotes anew in the Church, flows from the Directory for […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/recognising-the-ministry-of-catechist/feed/ 0 56019 Pope Francis establishes the ministry of catechist https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-establishes-the-ministry-of-catechist/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-establishes-the-ministry-of-catechist/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 10:11:34 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=55942 With a new Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio, Pope Francis establishes the lay ministry of catechist, intended to respond to an urgent need for the evangelisation of the modern world, and undertaken in a ‘secular’ manner, avoiding clericalisation. Download You can download the Apostolic Letter, issued motu proprio, Antiquum Ministerium “Fidelity to the past and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-francis-establishes-the-ministry-of-catechist/feed/ 0 55942 Analysing Catechesis in England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/catechesis/directory-for-catechesis/analysing-catechesis-in-england-and-wales/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:18:17 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=54518 The Bishops’ Conference’s Catechesis Committee has been reflecting on the directory and what it offers to the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Analysis phase One of the directives issued by the Holy See on its publication was that each Bishops’ Conference should analyse the “situation of catechesis in its territory” with a view to […]

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]]> 54518 Summary of the Directory for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/catechesis/directory-for-catechesis/summary-directory-for-catechesis/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:58:42 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=54512 The Directory for Catechesis is an opportunity for the Church to re-examine the role of catechesis in our contemporary situation, in some way heightened by the challenges of the COVID pandemic. The impact of the global pandemic has accelerated change in our society at so many levels and has made people question what is truly […]

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]]> 54512 Assessing Catechetical Formation across England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/assessing-catechetical-formation-across-england-and-wales/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/assessing-catechetical-formation-across-england-and-wales/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:54:06 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54410 The long-awaited Directory for Catechesis was published by the Vatican on 23 March 2020 presenting the local church with the opportunity to re-examine the role of catechesis in today’s world. The Bishops’ Conference has a Catechesis Committee that has been reflecting on the new directory and what it offers to the Catholic Church in England […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/assessing-catechetical-formation-across-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 54410 Statement on the new Directory for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-new-directory-for-catechesis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-new-directory-for-catechesis/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:45:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47625 Bishop Mark O’Toole, Chair of the Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship, has warmly welcomed the publication of the third edition of the Directory for Catechesis.  This Vatican document will be available to purchase from the Catholic Truth Society (CTS) from 3 July 2020. Order a copy now. “I warmly welcome the new Directory for Catechesis. This […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-new-directory-for-catechesis/feed/ 0 47625 New Directory for Catechesis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-directory-for-catechesis/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/new-directory-for-catechesis/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:40:50 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=47630 The Directory for Catechesis is a document of the Holy See and entrusted to the entire Church. Much time and work has gone into its preparation, and its publication comes after a wide international consultation. It will be available to purchase from the Catholic Truth Society (CTS) from 3 July 2020. Order a copy now. The publication […]

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